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puffball Definition


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puffball
noun
    1. bot.
      The spore-bearing structure of certain fungi, consisting of a hollow ball of white or beige fleshy tissue from which spores are released as puffs of fine dust through a hole in the top.
    2. fashion.
      A tight-waisted full skirt gathered in at the hem so as to be shaped like a ball.
      Form: puffball skirt (also)
Etymology: 17c; 1980s in sense 2.



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