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tuber
(redirected from tuber calcaneus, tuber calcis)

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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.

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

tuber [ˈtjuːbə]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) a fleshy underground stem (as in the potato) or root (as in the dahlia) that is an organ of vegetative reproduction and food storage
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) Anatomy a raised area; swelling
[from Latin tūber hump]

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
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.tuber - a fleshy underground stem or root serving for reproductive and food storagetuber - 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 trufflesTuber - type genus of the Tuberaceae: fungi whose fruiting bodies are typically truffles
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 m

tuber [ˈtjuːbər] n (BOTANY)tubercule m

tuber
n (Bot) → Knolle f

tuber [ˈtjuːbəʳ] n (Bot) → tubero

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 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


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