truffle : Idioms & Phrases

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chocolate truffle

  • noun creamy chocolate candy
    truffle.
WordNet

false truffle

  • noun any of various fungi of the family Rhizopogonaceae having subterranean fruiting bodies similar to the truffle
  • noun any of various fungi of the genus Scleroderma having hard-skinned subterranean fruiting bodies resembling truffles
    hard-skinned puffball; earthball; puffball.
WordNet

Truffle pig

  • a pig used for finding truffles. When trained, certain pigs have a peculiar ability to smell truffles which lie underground, making them useful for searching out hidden truffles.
Webster 1913

Truffle worm

  • (Zoöl.), the larva of a fly of the genus Leiodes, injurious to truffles.
Webster 1913