Terfezia

noun

Ter·​fez·​ia

-zēə

: a genus of fungi (family Tuberaceae) resembling truffles and having subterranean tuberous ascocarps and in some classifications comprising a distinct family

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Tuareg tarfest, tĕrfest (from Arabic tirfās, tirfāsh truffle) + New Latin -ia

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