: any of various globose and often edible fungi (especially family Lycoperdaceae) that discharge mature spores in a smokelike cloud when pressed or struck
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The aviator jacket was styled with giant, puffball skirts for drama and pleated paisley skirts for a boho spin.
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Rosana Lai, Glamour, 16 Apr. 2025
Tory Burch, Staud, Conner Ives and Molly Goddard are just a few beloved brands that have incorporated the voluminous bottom into their recent collections, and Amy Lynn's puffball dress made it onto the Lyst Index's most coveted items of 2024.
—Rosana Lai, Glamour, 30 Dec. 2024
Children will receive a unisex winter clothing kit containing items such as thermal sets, warm sweaters, puffball trousers, winter jackets, and woolen hats, scarves and mittens.
—Sarah Ferguson, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Creative TikTok users have guided viewers on how to transform an oversized button-down into a puffball skirt — much like the Schiaparelli number Sienna Miller wore at last fall’s Vogue World event to announce her pregnancy.
—Leah Dolan, CNN, 14 Aug. 2024
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Rosana Lai, Glamour, 16 Apr. 2025
Tory Burch, Staud, Conner Ives and Molly Goddard are just a few beloved brands that have incorporated the voluminous bottom into their recent collections, and Amy Lynn's puffball dress made it onto the Lyst Index's most coveted items of 2024.
—Rosana Lai, Glamour, 30 Dec. 2024
Children will receive a unisex winter clothing kit containing items such as thermal sets, warm sweaters, puffball trousers, winter jackets, and woolen hats, scarves and mittens.
—Sarah Ferguson, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Creative TikTok users have guided viewers on how to transform an oversized button-down into a puffball skirt — much like the Schiaparelli number Sienna Miller wore at last fall’s Vogue World event to announce her pregnancy.
—Leah Dolan, CNN, 14 Aug. 2024
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“Puffball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/puffball. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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puffball
noun
puff·ball
ˈpəf-ˌbȯl 
: any of various often edible globe-shaped fungi that release ripe spores in a cloud resembling smoke when they are touched
Medical Definition
puffball
noun
puff·ball
ˈpəf-ˌbȯl
: any of various globose and often edible fungi (especially family Lycoperdaceae) that discharge ripe spores in a smokelike cloud when pressed or struck
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