Lycoperdon
Translingual
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek λύκος (lúkos, “wolf”) and πέρδομαι (pérdomai, “to break wind, fart”), a calque of French vesse-de-loup.
Proper noun
editLycoperdon n
- A taxonomic genus within the family Agaricaceae – many puffballs.