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tu·ber
(to͞o′bər, tyo͞o′-)n.
1.
a. A swollen, fleshy, usually underground outgrowth of the stem or rhizome of a plant, such as the potato, bearing buds from which new plant shoots arise.
b. A similar outgrowth of a plant root.
2. A rounded projection or swelling; a tubercle.
tuber
(ˈtjuːbə)n
1. (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. (Anatomy) anatomy a raised area; swelling
[C17: from Latin tūber hump]
tu•ber
(ˈtu bər, ˈtyu-)n.
1. a thick, fleshy underground stem, as the potato, that bears buds from which new plants may arise.
2. tubercle.
[1660–70; < Latin tūber bump, swelling. compare truffle]
tu′ber•oid`, adj.
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Noun | 1. | ![]() water chestnut - edible bulbous tuber of a Chinese marsh plant Jerusalem artichoke - edible tuber of the Jerusalem artichoke yam - edible tuber of any of several yams |
2. | ![]() 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 |
tuber
nounTranslations
عُسْقول: نَبات صالِح للأكْل
hlízabulva
rodknold
mukula
hnÿîi, rótarhnÿîi
bumbulisgums
hľuza
tuber
n (Bot) → Knolle f
tuber
(ˈtjuːbə) noun a swelling on the stem or root of a plant, in which food is stored. Potatoes are the tubers of the potato plant.
tu·ber
L. tuber, tuberosidad; nódulo.