Definition of Trufle
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.
æstivum) are much esteemed as articles of food.
Truffle worm (Zoöl.), the larva of a
fly of the genus Leiodes, injurious to truffles.
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.
æstivum) are much esteemed as articles of food.
Truffle worm (Zoöl.), the larva of a
fly of the genus Leiodes, injurious to truffles.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
English
- any of various edible fungi, of the genus Tuber, that grow in the soil in southern Europe; the earthnut
- a creamy chocolate confection, in the form of a ball, covered with cocoa powder
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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