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truffle
(encz) | truffle,lanýž Zdeněk Brož |
Truffle
(gcide) | 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 (Tuber aestivum) are
much esteemed as articles of food.
[1913 Webster]
Truffle worm (Zool.), the larva of a fly of the genus
Leiodes, injurious to truffles.
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truffle
(wn) | truffle
n 1: any of various highly prized edible subterranean fungi of
the genus Tuber; grow naturally in southwestern Europe
[syn: truffle, earthnut, earth-ball]
2: edible subterranean fungus of the genus Tuber [syn:
truffle, earthnut]
3: creamy chocolate candy [syn: truffle, chocolate truffle] |
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chocolate truffle
(encz) | chocolate truffle, n: |
false truffle
(encz) | false truffle, n: |
Truffle
(gcide) | 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 (Tuber aestivum) are
much esteemed as articles of food.
[1913 Webster]
Truffle worm (Zool.), the larva of a fly of the genus
Leiodes, injurious to truffles.
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Truffle worm
(gcide) | 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 (Tuber aestivum) are
much esteemed as articles of food.
[1913 Webster]
Truffle worm (Zool.), the larva of a fly of the genus
Leiodes, injurious to truffles.
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Truffled
(gcide) | Truffled \Truf"fled\, a.
Provided or cooked with truffles; stuffed with truffles; as,
a truffled turkey.
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chocolate truffle
(wn) | chocolate truffle
n 1: creamy chocolate candy [syn: truffle, {chocolate
truffle}] |
false truffle
(wn) | false truffle
n 1: any of various fungi of the family Rhizopogonaceae having
subterranean fruiting bodies similar to the truffle
2: any of various fungi of the genus Scleroderma having hard-
skinned subterranean fruiting bodies resembling truffles
[syn: earthball, false truffle, puffball, {hard-skinned
puffball}] |
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