Definition von tuber
Wortformen: plural tubers
zählbares Substantiv
A tuber is the swollen underground stem of particular types of plants.
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tuber in British English
Substantiv
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
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Wortherkunft von tuber
C17: from Latin tūber hump
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tuber in American English
Substantiv
1.
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Wortherkunft von tuber
L, lit., a swelling, knob, truffle < IE *teubh- < base *tēu-, to swell > thumb, L tumere, to swell
Häufigkeit
tuber in American English 1
(ˈtuːbər, ˈtjuː-)
Substantiv
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
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tuberless Adjektiv
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Wortherkunft von tuber
[1660–70; ‹ L tūber bump, swelling. Compare truffle]Häufigkeit
tuber in American English 2
(ˈtuːbər, ˈtjuː-)
Substantiv
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Wortherkunft von tuber
[1920–25; tube + -er1]Beispielsätze mit
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the soft chlorophyll-containing tissue of a leaf between the upper and lower layers of epidermis: involved in photosynthesis
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the carpels of a flowering plant collectively
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the green pigment of plants and photosynthetic algae and bacteria that traps the energy of sunlight for photosynthesis and exists in several forms, the most abundant being chlorophyll a (C55H72O5N4Mg): used as a colouring agent in medicines or food (E140)
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a small opening in the integuments of a plant ovule through which the male gametes pass
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/ˈtjuːbə/ NOUN
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