truffle

2 definitions found

truffle - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.
        [1913 Webster]

truffle - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  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]