Tuber

//ˈtjuːbə(ɹ)// name, noun

name, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

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.
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

Synonyms

All synonyms
bulbgenus tuberradixrootseedtap

Example

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"Our house in the red savannah outskirts of Quezon City stood by a cliff. Near that cliff was a bushy area, which the maids cut back with machetes. There were intriguing vines with spade-shaped purple leaves. They might have been tuber plants."

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

tube + -er

Related phrases

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