ˌsfirōbəˈlāsēˌē, -fer- noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Sphaerobolus, type genus (from sphaer- + Greek bolos throw) + New Latin -aceae; akin to Greek ballein to throw — more at devil
: a monotypic family of fungi (order Nidulariales) in which the more or less spherical gleba is forcibly ejected at maturity