lycoperdon(n = noun.plant) genus lycoperdon - genus of fungi whose fruiting body tapers toward a base consisting of spongy mycelium;
is a kind of fungus genus
is a member of family lycoperdaceae, lycoperdaceae
A genus of fungi, remarkable for the great quantity of spores, forming a fine dust, which is thrown out like smoke when the plant is compressed or burst; puffball. [1913 Webster]