truffle

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Any of various edible, fleshy, irregularly rounded ascomycetous fungi, chiefly of the genus Tuber, that grow underground on or near the roots of trees and are valued as a delicacy.

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Any of various round candies made of chocolate, butter or cream, sugar, and various flavorings, often coated with cocoa powder.

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A subterranean edible fungus, especially of the ascomycetous genus Tuber.

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Any one of several kinds of roundish, subterranean fungi, usually of a blackish color. The French truffle (Tuber melanosporum) and the English truffle (Tuber æstivum) are much esteemed as articles of food.

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the larva of a fly of the genus Leiodes, injurious to truffles.

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Any of various edible fungi, of the genus Tuber, that grow in the soil in southern Europe; the earthnut.

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A creamy chocolate confection, in the form of a ball, covered with cocoa powder.

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edible subterranean fungus of the genus Tuber

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creamy chocolate candy

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