smooth earthball

Noun

1.

smooth earthball - an earthball with a peridium that is firm dry and smooth when young but developing cracks when mature; pale orange-yellow when young and reddish brown at maturity Synonyms: Scleroderma bovista

earthball, false truffle, genus Scleroderma, hard-skinned puffball, puffball, Scleroderma, Scleroderma bovista