OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 30101

truffle

/ˈtɹʌf.l̩/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
trufa
Any of various edible fungi, of the genus Tuber, that grow in the soil in southern Europe; the earthnut.
In ancient times, the Romans imported truffles, credited with marked aphrodisiac virtue, from Libya as well as Greece.
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