ホコリタケ

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Meanings

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common puffball; warted puffball

usually written using kana alone

A type of mushroom (Lycoperdon perlatum) that releases spores like dust when mature. The name literally means 'dust mushroom'.

ホコリタケは成せい熟じゅくすると、触さわると煙けむりのような胞ほう子しを出だす。
When mature, the common puffball releases smoke-like spores when touched.
この辺あたりの林はやしでは、秋あきになるとホコリタケがよく見みられる。
In the woods around here, common puffballs are often seen in autumn.