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Definition of puffball noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

puffball

noun

/ˈpʌfbɔːl/

/ˈpʌfbɔːl/

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a fungus with a round brown head, that bursts (= breaks open) when it is ready to release its seeds

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