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The name "Puffstool" is a combination of "puff", referring to how it blows out spores, and "toadstool" (mushroom), referring to its appearance. The "puff" can also come from the name "{{w|puffball}}" which is given to any fungi in the division {{w|Basidiomycota}}. Its Japanese name is {{j|ボケナメコ|Boke Nameko}}, which translates to "Stupid Nameko". A {{w|Pholiota nameko|nameko}} is a type of mushroom, and the adjective stupid is because of its appearance and behavior, mostly over how it trips when running away. Internally, the enemy is known as <code>kinoko</code>, which is the Japanese word {{j|きのこ|kinoko|mushroom|f=tp}}. | The name "Puffstool" is a combination of "puff", referring to how it blows out spores, and "toadstool" (mushroom), referring to its appearance. The "puff" can also come from the name "{{w|puffball}}" which is given to any fungi in the division {{w|Basidiomycota}}. Its Japanese name is {{j|ボケナメコ|Boke Nameko}}, which translates to "Stupid Nameko". A {{w|Pholiota nameko|nameko}} is a type of mushroom, and the adjective stupid is because of its appearance and behavior, mostly over how it trips when running away. Internally, the enemy is known as <code>kinoko</code>, which is the Japanese word {{j|きのこ|kinoko|mushroom|f=tp}}. | ||
[[Canon#Objectionable_canon|While not entirely official]], its scientific name is ''Aspergilla podronis'' | [[Canon#Objectionable_canon|While not entirely official]], its scientific name is ''Aspergilla podronis''. ''Podronis'' may refer to the pods some fungus releases through gases, much like the Puffstool does to infect Pikmin. | ||
===Names in other languages=== | ===Names in other languages=== | ||