Truffle

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Any of various fleshy, ascomycetous, edible fungi, chiefly of the genus Tuber, that grow underground on or near the roots of trees and are valued as a delicacy.
  • n. Any of various chocolate confections, especially one made of a mixture including chopped nuts, rolled into balls and covered with cocoa powder.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Any of various edible fungi, of the genus Tuber, that grow in the soil in southern Europe; the earthnut.
  • n. A creamy chocolate confection, in the form of a ball, covered with cocoa powder.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Any one of several kinds of roundish, subterranean fungi, usually of a blackish color. The French truffle (Tuber melanosporum) and the English truffle (Tuber æstivum) are much esteemed as articles of food.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A subterranean edible fungus, especially of the ascomycetous genus Tuber.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. edible subterranean fungus of the genus Tuber
  • n. creamy chocolate candy
  • n. any of various highly prized edible subterranean fungi of the genus Tuber; grow naturally in southwestern Europe
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    veg    veggie    vegetable    candy    confect    fungus   
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    duffel    kerfuffle    muffle    reshuffle    ruffle    scuffle    shuffle   
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