Star Earthball (Noun)
Meaning
An earthball with a smooth upper surface that is at first buried in sand; the top of the fruiting body opens up to form segments like the ray of an umbel.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The mycologist discovered a rare species of star-earthball fungi in the region's tropical forests.
- After heavy rainfall, the ground was covered with an array of newly exposed star-earthballs.
- During its growth phase, the fungus initially resembles a small, buried star-earthball.
- The star-earthball was added to the list of rare fungi that exist in the protected nature reserve.
- Botanists observed how a star-earthball bursts open into star-shaped segments that resemble an umbrella-like shape.