earthball

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noun

A fungus of the genus Scleroderma within the family Sclerodermataceae.

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false trufflepuffballhard-skinned puffball
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Meanings

nounearthball (plural earthballs)

plural earthballs · alternative earth ball

  1. A fungus of the genus Scleroderma within the family Sclerodermataceae.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounany of various fungi of the genus Scleroderma having hard-skinned subterranean fruiting bodies resembling truffles

Similar
false trufflepuffballhard-skinned puffball
Broader
fungus
Also see
false trufflepuffball

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From earth + ball.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 硬皮馬勃 /硬皮马勃
  • 硬皮馬勃 /硬皮马勃 (yìngpí mǎbó)Translations
German Kartoffelbovist
  • KartoffelbovistTranslations
Polish tęgoskór
  • tęgoskórTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

earthball. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/earthball

MLA

“earthball.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/earthball. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “earthball,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/earthball.

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