Definition of earthball Earthball

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What does earthball mean?

Noun Plural: earthballs
earthball - any of various fungi of the genus Scleroderma having hard-skinned subterranean fruiting bodies resembling truffles
		false truffle, puffball, hard-skinned puffball
		fungus an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytia
		genus scleroderma, scleroderma genus of poisonous fungi having hard-skinned fruiting bodies: false truffles
		scleroderma aurantium, scleroderma citrinum an earthball fungus that is a dingy brownish yellow and a dark purplish interior; the peridium is covered with a pattern of small warts
		scleroderma flavidium, star earthball an earthball with a smooth upper surface that is at first buried in sand; the top of the fruiting body opens up to form segments like the ray of an umbel