Dictionary (n.) A kind of ball-shaped fungus (Lycoperdon giganteum, and other species of the same genus) full of dustlike spores when ripe; -- called also bullfist, bullfice, puckfist, puff, and puffin.Thesaurus algae autophyte bean bracken brown algae climber conferva confervoid creeper diatom fern fruits and vegetables fucus fungus grapevine green algae gulfweed herb heterophyte ivy kelp legume lentil liana lichen liverwort mold moss mushroom parasite parasitic plant pea perthophyte phytoplankton planktonic algae plant families pulse red algae rockweed rust saprophyte sargasso sargassum sea lentil sea moss sea wrack seaweed smut succulent toadstool vetch vine wort wrack |