NOUN | plant | earth-ball, truffle, earthnut | any of various highly prized edible subterranean fungi of the genus Tuber |
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Meaning | Any of various highly prized edible subterranean fungi of the genus Tuber; grow naturally in southwestern Europe. | |
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Synonyms | truffle, earthnut | |
Member of | Tuber, genus Tuber | type genus of the Tuberaceae |
Broader | fungus | An organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter |
Spanish | trufa | |
Catalan | tòfona |
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