| NOUN | plant | earthnut, truffle, earth-ball | any of various highly prized edible subterranean fungi of the genus Tuber |
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| plant | earthnut, Conopodium denudatum | a common European plant having edible tubers with the flavor of roasted chestnuts | |
| food | earthnut, peanut, goober, goober pea, groundnut, monkey nut | pod of the peanut vine containing usually 2 nuts or seeds | |
| food | earthnut, truffle | edible subterranean fungus of the genus Tuber |
| Meaning | Any of various highly prized edible subterranean fungi of the genus Tuber; grow naturally in southwestern Europe. | |
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| Synonyms | truffle, earth-ball | |
| 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 | |
| Meaning | A common European plant having edible tubers with the flavor of roasted chestnuts. | |
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| Synonym | Conopodium denudatum | |
| Member of | Conopodium, genus Conopodium | A genus of dicotyledonous plants of the family Umbelliferae |
| Broader | herb, herbaceous plant | A plant lacking a permanent woody stem |
| Meaning | pod of the peanut vine containing usually 2 nuts or seeds; 'groundnut' and 'monkey nut' are British terms. | |
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| Synonyms | peanut, goober, goober pea, groundnut, monkey nut | |
| Part of | peanut, peanut vine, Arachis hypogaea | Widely cultivated American plant cultivated in tropical and warm regions |
| Broader | edible nut | A hard-shelled seed consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell |
| Spanish | arachis hypogaea, cacahuate, cacahuete, cacahuey, maní | |
| Catalan | cacauet | |
| Meaning | edible subterranean fungus of the genus Tuber. | |
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| Synonym | truffle | |
| Broader | vegetable, veggie, veg | edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant |
| Spanish | trufa | |
| Catalan | tòfona, trufa | |
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