HyperDic: earth-ball

English > 1 sense of the word earth-ball:
NOUNplantearth-ball, truffle, earthnutany of various highly prized edible subterranean fungi of the genus Tuber
English > earth-ball: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningAny of various highly prized edible subterranean fungi of the genus Tuber; grow naturally in southwestern Europe.
Synonymstruffle, earthnut
Member ofTuber, genus Tubertype genus of the Tuberaceae
BroaderfungusAn organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter
Spanishtrufa
Catalantòfona

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