puffball

noun

• 1a fungus that produces a spherical or pear-shaped fruiting body which ruptures when ripe to release a cloud of spores.

  • Families Lycoperdaceae, class Gasteromycetes, in particular genus Lycoperdon.

• 2a short full skirt gathered around the hemline to produce a soft puffy shape: [as modifier]:she chose a multicolour puffball creation for her wedding