1. An earthball with a smooth upper surface that is at first buried in sand; the top of the fruiting body opens up to form segments like the ray of an umbel
   "Star earthballs emerged from the sandy soil like desert flowers";
   - Scleroderma flavidium

Derived forms: star earthballs

Type of: earthball, false truffle, hard-skinned puffball, puffball

Part of: genus Scleroderma, Scleroderma