Category:Truffle

Truf"fle, n. Etym: [of. trufle, f. truffe; akin to sp. trufa, Tartufo; of uncertain origin; perhaps from l. tuber a tumor, knob, Truffle. Cf. Tuber, trifle.]

Defn: any one of several kinds of roundish, subterranean fungi, Usually of a blackish color. The french truffle (tuber melanosporum) And the english truffle (t. æstivum) are much esteemed as articles of Food. Truffle worm (zoöl.), the larva of a fly of the genus leiodes, Injurious to truffles. Truffle pig, a pig used for finding truffles.

Note: when trained, certain pigs have a peculiar ability to smell Truffles which lie underground, making them useful for searching out Hidden truffles.