EARTH-BALL

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Any of various highly prized edible subterranean fungi of the genus Tuber; grow naturally in southwestern Europe

Synonyms:

earth-ball; earthnut; truffle

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("earth-ball" is a kind of...):

fungus (an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytia)

Holonyms ("earth-ball" is a member of...):

genus Tuber; Tuber (type genus of the Tuberaceae: fungi whose fruiting bodies are typically truffles)

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