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Tuber

//ˈtjuːbə(ɹ)// name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
Noun
  1. 1
    A fleshy, thickened underground stem of a plant, usually containing stored starch, for example a potato or arrowroot.
  2. 2
    One who tubes.
  3. 3
    a fleshy underground stem or root serving for reproductive and food storage wordnet
  4. 4
    A thickened rootstock.
  5. 5
    A rounded, protuberant structure in a human or animal body.

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Latin tūber (“bump, hump, swelling”).

Etymology 2

tube + -er

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