tu·ber·ous (t  b r-s, ty-) also tu·ber·ose (-b-r s )adj. 1. Producing or bearing tubers. 2. Being or resembling a tuber: a tuberous root. |
tuberous [ˈtjuːbərəs], tuberose [ˈtjuːbəˌrəʊs]
adj
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) (of plants or their parts) forming, bearing, or resembling a tuber or tubers a tuberous root
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) Anatomy of, relating to, or having warty protuberances or tubers
[from Latin tūberōsus full of knobs; see tuber]
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| Adj. | 1. |  tuberous - of or relating to or resembling a tuber; "a tuberous root" |
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