Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun false_truffle

2 senses of false truffle

Sense 1
false truffle -- (any of various fungi of the family Rhizopogonaceae having subterranean fruiting bodies similar to the truffle)
       => fungus -- (an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytia)

Sense 2
earthball, false truffle, puffball, hard-skinned puffball -- (any of various fungi of the genus Scleroderma having hard-skinned subterranean fruiting bodies resembling truffles)
       => fungus -- (an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytia)