Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cannonball fungus

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.78 in modern English

Syllables: can-non-bal-l -fun-gus
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

6

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any fungus of the genus Sphaerobolus in the family Geastraceae, which discharge their spores with explosive force.

Inflected Forms

cannonball fungi (plural)

Synonyms

artillery fungus artillery mold shotgun fungus

Questions

What does cannonball fungus mean?: Any fungus of the genus Sphaerobolus in the family Geastraceae, which discharge their spores with explosive force.

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