genus Tuber

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genus Tuber - type genus of the Tuberaceae: fungi whose fruiting bodies are typically trufflesTuberfungus genus - includes lichen generafamily Tuberaceae, Tuberaceae - family of fungi whose ascocarps resemble tubers and vary in size from that of an acorn to that of a large appleearth-ball, earthnut, truffle - any of various highly prized edible subterranean fungi of the genus Tuber; grow naturally in southwestern Europe