Lycoperdon

Translingual

Wikispecies

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λύκος (lúkos, “wolf”) and πέρδομαι (pérdomai, “to break wind, fart”), a calque of French vesse-de-loup.

Proper noun

Lycoperdon n

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Agaricaceae – many puffballs.