Earthstar

[:θstɑ:(r)]

Definition

(noun.) any fungus of the family Geastraceae; in form suggesting a puffball whose outer peridium splits into the shape of a star.

Checker: Wilbur--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) A curious fungus of the genus Geaster, in which the outer coating splits into the shape of a star, and the inner one forms a ball containing the dustlike spores.

Typist: Ollie