English dictionary

truffle

/'tr/@/f/@/l/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

any of various highly prized edible subterranean fungi of the genus Tuber; grow naturally in southwestern Europe

noun.plant

Synonyms earth-ball earthnut

Source: WordNet 3.0
edible subterranean fungus of the genus Tuber

noun.food

Synonyms earthnut

Source: WordNet 3.0
creamy chocolate candy

noun.food

Synonyms chocolate truffle

Source: WordNet 3.0
Any one of several kinds of roundish, subterranean fungi, usually of a blackish color. The French truffle (<i>Tuber melanosporum</i>) and the English truffle (<i>T. æstivum</i>) are much esteemed as articles of food.

noun

Source: webster1913