tuber

tu·ber  (tbr, ty-)

n.

1. A swollen, fleshy, usually underground stem of a plant, such as the potato, bearing buds from which new plant shoots arise.

2. A rounded projection or swelling; a tubercle.

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[Latin tber, lump; see teu- in Indo-European roots.]

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tuber [tube-er]

Noun

a fleshy underground root of a plant such as a potato [Latin: hump]

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tuber  (tbr)

The thickened part of an underground stem of a plant, such as the potato, bearing buds from which new plant shoots arise. Compare bulbcormrhizomerunner

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	tuber - a fleshy underground stem or root serving for reproductive and food storage water chestnut - edible bulbous tuber of a Chinese marsh plant groundnut, wild bean, potato bean - nutlike tuber; important food of Native Americans Jerusalem artichoke - edible tuber of the Jerusalem artichoke yam - edible tuber of any of several yams stalk, stem - a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ
	2.	Tuber - type genus of the Tuberaceae: fungi whose fruiting bodies are typically truffles genus Tuber fungus genus - includes lichen genera family Tuberaceae, Tuberaceae - family of fungi whose ascocarps resemble tubers and vary in size from that of an acorn to that of a large apple earth-ball, earthnut, truffle - any of various highly prized edible subterranean fungi of the genus Tuber; grow naturally in southwestern Europe

Translations

tuber [ˈtjuːbəʳ] n (BOT) → tubérculo

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tuber [ˈtjuːbəʳ] n (Bot) → tubercule m

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tuber [ˈtjuːbəʳ] n (Bot) → Knolle f

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tuber [ˈtjuːbəʳ] n (BOT) → tubero

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tuber

n tuber [ˈtjuːbə]

a swelling on the stem or root of a plant, in which food is stored Potatoes are the tubers of the potato plant. knol عُسْقول: نَبات صالِح للأكْل грудка hlíza rodknold die Knolle βολβός tubérculo mugul تکمه mukula tubercule פְּקַעַת कन्द gomolj gumó umbi hnÿði, rótarhnÿði tubero 塊茎 (감자 등의) 덩이줄기 gumbas gums; bumbulis ubi knol rotknoll bulwa tubérculo tubercul клубень hľuza gomolj krtola rot-, stamknöl หัวใต้ดินของพืช yumru (kök) (植物的)塊莖 бульба گلٹي، گومڑا thân, củ （植物的）块茎