genus Tuber

genus Tuber
noun
type genus of the Tuberaceae: fungi whose fruiting bodies are typically truffles
Syn: ↑Tuber
Hypernyms: ↑fungus genus
Member Holonyms: ↑Tuberaceae, ↑family Tuberaceae
Member Meronyms: ↑truffle, ↑earthnut, ↑earth-ball

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