土つち団だん子ご

noun

mud pie; mud ball

A ball of mud shaped by hand, often by children playing. Can also refer to a simple earthen ball.

• 子こ供どもたちは庭にわで土つち団だん子ごを作つくって遊あそんでいた。

  The children were playing in the garden, making mud pies.

noun

seed ball; seed bomb

A ball of soil and seeds used in natural farming or guerrilla gardening. Associated with Masanobu Fukuoka's methods.

• 自し然ぜん農のう法ほうでは、土つち団だん子ごに種たねを混まぜて畑はたけにまく。

  In natural farming, seed balls mixed with seeds are scattered on the field.

noun

deer truffle; false truffle

A type of fungus (Elaphomyces granulatus) that grows underground. Usually written in katakana as ツチダンゴ.

• ツチダンゴはシカが好このんで食たべるキノコの一いっ種しゅだ。

  The deer truffle is a type of mushroom that deer like to eat.