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DESERT TRUFFLE [1 record]

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Record 1 2019-05-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Food Industries
  • Fungi and Myxomycetes
DEF

The edible fruit of a fungus (genus Terfezia) of the desert regions of Africa, Asia, and southern Europe.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie de l'alimentation
  • Champignons et myxomycètes
DEF

Champignon souterrain voisin de la truffe, riche en protéines, abondant dans le désert après les pluies [...]

OBS

Contrairement à ce que peut laisser croire le terme «truffe», il ne s'agit pas d'un champignon apparenté aux espèces du genre Tuber sur le plan botanique.

Spanish

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