Bovist
German, noun/boˈvɪst/
Bovist is spelled B-O-V-I-S-T (6 letters). Bovist is a German masculine noun meaning “puffball” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ein kugel- oder birnenförmiger Pilz, der nach seiner Reife aufplatzt und seine Sporen ins Freie entlässt”.
What does Bovist mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinepuffball
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ein kugel- oder birnenförmiger Pilz, der nach seiner Reife aufplatzt und seine Sporen ins Freie entlässt
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Bovist
- Bovistes genitive
- Bovists genitive
- Boviste plural
- Bofist alternative
- Bovisten dative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Bovist?
- /boˈvɪst/
- /ˈboːvɪst/
- [boˈvɪst]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Bovist
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.