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tubed |
tubeform |
tubeless |
tubeless tire |
tubelike |
tuber
| tuber root
| tuberaceae
| tuberales
| tubercle
| tubercle bacillus
tuber
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun tuber has 2 senses
- tuber(n = noun.plant) Array - a fleshy underground stem or root serving for reproductive and food storage; Array has particulars: water chestnut, groundnut, potato bean, wild bean, jerusalem artichoke, yam
- tuber(n = noun.plant) genus tuber - type genus of the Tuberaceae: fungi whose fruiting bodies are typically truffles; Array is a kind of fungus genus
is a kind of stalk, stem
Derived form adjective tuberous1
is a member of family tuberaceae, tuberaceae
OXFORD DICTIONARY
tuber, n.
1 a the short thick rounded part of a stem or rhizome, usu. found underground and covered with modified buds, e.g. in a potato. b the similar root of a dahlia etc.
2 Anat. a lump or swelling.
1 a the short thick rounded part of a stem or rhizome, usu. found underground and covered with modified buds, e.g. in a potato. b the similar root of a dahlia etc.
2 Anat. a lump or swelling.
Etymology
L, = hump, swelling
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