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puffball

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
puffball/ˈpʌfbɔːl/

▶noun

1 a fungus that produces a large round fruiting body which ruptures when ripe to release a cloud of spores. [Lycoperdon and other genera.]

2 a short full skirt gathered around the hemline to produce a soft puffy shape.

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