NOUN | plant | truffle, earthnut, earth-ball | any of various highly prized edible subterranean fungi of the genus Tuber |
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food | truffle, earthnut | edible subterranean fungus of the genus Tuber | |
food | truffle, chocolate truffle | creamy chocolate candy |
Sounds | trah'fahl | |
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Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... |
Meaning | Any of various highly prized edible subterranean fungi of the genus Tuber; grow naturally in southwestern Europe. | |
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Synonyms | earthnut, 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 | edible subterranean fungus of the genus Tuber. | |
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Synonym | earthnut | |
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 |
Meaning | creamy chocolate candy. | |
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Synonym | chocolate truffle | |
Broader | candy, confect | A rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts |
Spanish | trufa de chocolate, trufa | |
Catalan | trufa |
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