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Definition of False truffle
1. Noun. Any of various fungi of the family Rhizopogonaceae having subterranean fruiting bodies similar to the truffle.
Specialized synonyms: Rhizopogon Idahoensis, Truncocolumella Citrina
Generic synonyms: Fungus
2. Noun. Any of various fungi of the genus Scleroderma having hard-skinned subterranean fruiting bodies resembling truffles.
Group relationships: Genus Scleroderma, Scleroderma
Specialized synonyms: Scleroderma Aurantium, Scleroderma Citrinum, Scleroderma Flavidium, Star Earthball, Scleroderma Bovista, Smooth Earthball
Generic synonyms: Fungus
Definition of False truffle
1. Noun. Any of various fungi that have underground fruiting bodies which resemble truffles. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of False Truffle
Literary usage of False truffle
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"Scleroderma vulgäre, the "false truffle," is extremely common on the surface of
the ground in woods, and is gathered by Italians and Frenchmen in ..."
2. Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Standard Work of Reference in Art, Literature (1907)
"... the " false truffle," is extremely common on the surface of the ground in
woods, and is gathered by Italians and Frenchmen in Epping Forest for the ..."
3. Food and Flavor: A Gastronomic Guide to Health and Good Living by Henry Theophilus Finck (1913)
"An English writer says that the "false truffle" (Scleroderma vulgare) "is extremely
common on the surface of the ground ..."
4. Terry's Mexico: Handbook for Travellers by Thomas Philip Terry (1909)
"... boiled and eaten as a sauce with porridge — and possesses a sweetish acid taste.
A false truffle (mentioned as a variety of the European Melanogaster ..."
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