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Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun any of various fungi of the genus Scleroderma having hard-skinned subterranean fruiting bodies resembling truffles

Synonyms

false truffle, puffball, hard-skinned puffball

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
fungus
Narrower (hyponyms)
scleroderma flavidium, scleroderma citrinum, scleroderma bovista

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