tuber
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bər, ˈtyu- noun
1.
Botany. a fleshy, usually oblong or rounded thickening or outgrowth, as the potato, of a subterranean stem or shoot, bearing minute scalelike leaves with buds or eyes in their axils from which new plants may arise.
2.
Anatomy. a rounded swelling or protuberance; a tuberosity; a tubercle.
Related forms
tu·ber·less, adjective
tu·ber·oid, adjective
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noun
1.
a person or thing that forms, installs, or operates with tubes.
2.
Also called inner-tuber. a person who participates in the sport of tubing.
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World English Dictionary
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| 1. | 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 a raised area; swelling |
| [C17: from Latin tūber hump] | |
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Word Origin & History
tuber
"thick underground stem," 1668, from L. tuber "lump, bump," perhaps related to tumere "to swell" (see thigh).
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Medical Dictionary
tuber tu·ber (t&oomacr;'bər, ty&oomacr;'-)
n. pl. tubers or tu·ber·a (-bər-ə)
A localized rounded projection or swelling; a knob, tuberosity, or eminence.
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Example sentences
These days they usually use cornstarch, sometimes tuber starch.
Effects of pre-plant and in-season nitrogen management practices on tuber yield and quality of two potato cultivars.
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