Lycoperdon
noun
Ly·co·per·don
ˌlī-kō-ˈpər-ˌdän
: a genus of fungi of a family (Lycoperdaceae) of the order Lycoperdales whose fruiting body tapers toward a base consisting of spongy mycelium and whose spores have been used in folk medicine to treat nosebleeds
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