Definition of 'tuber'
Word forms: plural tubers
countable noun
A tuber is the
swollen underground stem of particular types of plants.
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Word Frequency
tuber in British English
noun
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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Word origin
C17: from Latin tūber hump
Word Frequency
tuber in American English
noun
1.
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by
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Word origin
L, lit., a swelling, knob, truffle < IE *teubh- < base *tēu-, to swell >
thumb, L tumere, to swell
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having male and female flowers in the same inflorescence, as cuckoo pint
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the terminal part of a stamen consisting usually of two lobes each containing two sacs in which the pollen matures
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any organ, esp in fungi, in which asexual spores are produced
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a response of plant parts that is independent of the direction of the external stimulus, such as the opening of buds caused by an alteration in light intensity
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(in plants) the synthesis of organic compounds from carbon dioxide and water (with the release of oxygen) using light energy absorbed by chlorophyll
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