truffle

Summary

truffle ranks in the top 0.53% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,416 views/month, #409 of 77,819).^[1]

Key Facts

• truffle is a type of edible mushroom^[2].
• truffle's Commons category is recorded as Truffles^[3].
• truffle's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Truffles (fungi)^[4].
• truffle's Commons gallery is recorded as Truffle^[5].
• truffle's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[6].
• truffle's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge^[7].
• truffle's natural product of taxon is recorded as Tuber^[8].
• truffle's different from is recorded as Tuber^[9].
• truffle's different from is recorded as chocolate truffle^[10].
• truffle's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4^[11].

Body

Definition and Type

truffle is a type of edible mushroom^[2].

Influence

Things named for truffle include truffle oil^[12], an oil^[13].

Why It Matters

truffle ranks in the top 0.53% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,416 views/month, #409 of 77,819).^[1] truffle has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[14] truffle is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[15]

Entities named for truffle include truffle oil^[12], an oil^[13].