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truffle |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Truffle \Truf"fle\ (?; 277), n. [OF. trufle, F. truffe; akin to Sp trufa, tartufo; of uncertain origin; perhaps from L. tuber a tumor, knob, truffle. Cf {Tuber}, {Trifle}.] Any one of several kinds of roundish, subterranean fungi, usually of a blackish color. The French truffle ({Tuber melanosporum}) and the English truffle ({T. [ae]stivum}) are much esteemed as articles of food. {Truffle worm} (Zo["o]l.), the larva of a fly of the genus {Leiodes}, injurious to truffles. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: truffle n 1: any of various highly prized edible subterranean fungi of the genus Tuber; grow naturally in southwestern Europe [syn: {earthnut}, {earth-ball}] 2: edible subterranean fungus of the genus Tuber [syn: {earthnut}] 3: creamy chocolate candy [syn: {chocolate truffle}]
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