black truffle
noun
: any dark-colored truffle
especially
: the dark, edible, subterranean fruiting body of an ascomycetous fungus (Tuber melanosporum) grown especially in France, Spain, and Italy
Cut black truffles, which cost $800 a pound this time of year, are sautéed separately with shallots, garlic and thyme. —
Jacob E. Osterhout, Daily News (New York), 27 Jan. 2013
Jacob E. Osterhout, Daily News (New York), 27 Jan. 2013 In France alone, the annual black truffle harvest has fallen from about 1,000 tons in the 1930s to about 50 tons now. —David Jolly, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2012
David Jolly, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2012 Dictionary Entries Near black truffle
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“Black truffle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/black%20truffle. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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