English noun: false truffle |
1. | false truffle (plant) any of various fungi of the family Rhizopogonaceae having subterranean fruiting bodies similar to the truffle |
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| Broader (hypernym) | fungus |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | Rhizopogon idahoensis, Truncocolumella citrina |
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| Member meronym | family Rhizopogonaceae, Rhizopogonaceae |
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2. | false truffle (plant) any of various fungi of the genus Scleroderma having hard-skinned subterranean fruiting bodies resembling truffles |
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| Synonyms | earthball, hard-skinned puffball, puffball |
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| Broader (hypernym) | fungus |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | Scleroderma aurantium, Scleroderma bovista, Scleroderma citrinum, Scleroderma flavidium, smooth earthball, star earthball |
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| Member meronym | genus Scleroderma, Scleroderma |
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