genus tuber

English Thesaurus

1. type genus of the Tuberaceae: fungi whose fruiting bodies are typically truffles (noun.plant)

hypernym	:	fungus genus,
definition	:	includes lichen genera (noun.plant)

member holonym	:	earth-ball, earthnut, truffle,
definition	:	any of various highly prized edible subterranean fungi of the genus Tuber; grow naturally in southwestern Europe (noun.plant)

member meronym	:	family tuberaceae, tuberaceae,
definition	:	family of fungi whose ascocarps resemble tubers and vary in size from that of an acorn to that of a large apple (noun.plant)