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

3 senses of truffle

Sense 1
truffle, earthnut, earth-ball -- (any of various highly prized edible subterranean fungi of the genus Tuber; grow naturally in southwestern Europe)
       => 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
truffle, earthnut -- (edible subterranean fungus of the genus Tuber)
       => vegetable, veggie, veg -- (edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant)

Sense 3
truffle, chocolate truffle -- (creamy chocolate candy)
       => candy, confect -- (a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts)