Lycoperdon

Lycoperdon
A genus of fungi (family Lycoperdaceae), some species of which have been used medicinally, e.g., in folk medicine, by nasal inhalation to treat epistaxis. The spores of L. bovista (L. gemmatum, L. caelatum) and of L. pyriforme may rarely produce lycoperdonosis. SYN: puffball. [G. lykos, wolf, + perdomai, to break wind]

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Ly·co·per·don .lī-kō-'pər-.dän n a genus of fungi of a family (Lycoperdaceae) of the order Lycoperdales whose fruiting body tapers toward a base consisting of spongy mycelium and whose spores have been used in folk medicine to treat nosebleeds

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Ly·co·per·don (li″ko-purґdon) [Gr. lykos wolf + perdesthai to break wind] a genus of puffballs, fungi of the family Lycoperdaceae; in folk medicine their dust (spores) is inhaled to treat nosebleeds. See also lycoperdonosis.

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  • Lycoperdon — Lycoperdon …   Wikipédia en Français

  • lycoperdon — [ likɔpɛrdɔ̃ ] n. m. • 1803; lat. bot. , trad. de vesse de loup, du gr. lukos « loup » et perdesthai « péter » ♦ Bot. Vesse de loup. ● lycoperdon nom masculin (latin scientifique lycoperdum) Nom générique de la vesse de loup. lycoperdon n. m. BOT …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Lycoperdon — Ly co*per don, prop. n. [NL., from Gr. ? wolf + ? to break wind.] (Bot.) A genus of fungi, remarkable for the great quantity of spores, forming a fine dust, which is thrown out like smoke when the plant is compressed or burst; puffball. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Lycoperdon — (L. L.), Pflanzengattung aus der Familie der Gasteromycetes Trichospermei Tichogasteres Lyperdei; Art: L. bovista; s. Bovist; L. areolatum, L. gemmatum u.a …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Lycopérdon — L. (Flockenstreuling, Bovist), Pilzgattung aus der Ordnung der Gastromyzeten, mit großer, bauchiger, abgerundeter, gestielter oder fast stielloser, lederartiger Peridie, im Innern mit einem anfangs weißen Fleisch, das zur Reifezeit in eine dunkle …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Lycopérdon — Tourn., Pilzgattg. der Gasteromyzeten, ähnlich der Gattung Bovista, mit gestieltem, kugeligem Fruchtkörper. Bekannte Arten: L. gemmātum Batsch, L. caelātum Bull., L. piriforme Rupp. (Birnenstäubling [Abb. 1100]) und L. gigantĕum Batsch… …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • Lycoperdon — Lycoperdon …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Lycoperdon —   Lycoperdon …   Wikipedia Español

  • Lycoperdon — Taxobox | name = Lycoperdon image width = 240px image caption = Lycoperdon pyriforme regnum = Fungi divisio = Basidiomycota classis = Agaricomycetes ordo = Agaricales familia = Lycoperdaceae genus = Lycoperdon Lycoperdon is a genus of puffball… …   Wikipedia

  • Lycoperdon — Stäublinge Flaschenstäubling (Lycoperdon perlatum) Systematik Abteilung: Basidienpilze (Basidi …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Lycoperdon — noun genus of fungi whose fruiting body tapers toward a base consisting of spongy mycelium • Syn: ↑genus Lycoperdon • Hypernyms: ↑fungus genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Lycoperdaceae, ↑family Lycoperdaceae …   Useful english dictionary

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