Definition of "puffball" []

• Any of various fungi of the genus Lycoperdon and related genera, having a ball-shaped fruiting body that when pressed or struck releases the enclosed spores in puffs of dust. (noun)
• Informal The rounded head of a dandelion that has gone to seed. (noun)

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• "You both belong to the order of what I call puffball politicians. ""
• "In stark contrast, was the autumn / winter collection shown by the flamboyant French designer, Christian Lacroix, inventor of the "puffball"."
• "Tucker continues his column by, once again, raising the issue of Stewart's "puffball" 2004 interview with John Kerry, and continues by criticizing Stewart's interview with Obama in 2008."