Lycoperdonosis
lycoperdonosis ly·co·per·do·no·sis (lī’kə-pûr’də-nō’sĭs)
n.
A respiratory disease caused by inhaling the spores of the puffballs Lycoperdon pyriforme and L. bovista.
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