| 单词 | white truffle |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswhite truffle white truffle n. [perhaps after French truffe blanche (1694 or earlier) or Italian tartufo bianco (1700 or earlier)] a truffle of a greyish-white colour, esp. that of the fungus Tuber magnatum, found in central and southern Europe, which is prized in gastronomy; (also) any of the fungi producing such truffles. ΚΠ 1726 R. Bradley New Improvem. Planting & Gardening (ed. 5) App. 571 These are of that Sort which are call'd Abroad, The first white Truffles. 1887 Jrnl. Mycol. 3 10 This highly esteemed species [sc. Terfezia leonis], known as the ‘White Truffle’, has been sent from Northwestern Louisiana by Rev. A. B. Langlois. 1915 Amer. Cookery Feb. 524/2 The white truffle of Piedmont, which many gourmets, including Napoleon First, have preferred to any other. 2013 B. Jones Deerholme Mushroom Bk. 56 It is possible to shatter a white truffle by dropping it on the floor. < as lemmas |
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