Definición de tuber
Formas de la palabra: plural tubers
sustantivo contable
A tuber is the swollen underground stem of particular types of plants.
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Frecuencia de uso de la palabra
tuber in British English
sustantivo
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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Origen de la palabra tuber
C17: from Latin tūber hump
Frecuencia de uso de la palabra
tuber in American English
sustantivo
1.
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Origen de la palabra tuber
L, lit., a swelling, knob, truffle < IE *teubh- < base *tēu-, to swell > thumb, L tumere, to swell
Frecuencia de uso de la palabra
tuber in American English 1
(ˈtuːbər, ˈtjuː-)
sustantivo
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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Formas derivadas
tuberless adjetivo
tuberoid
adjetivo
Origen de la palabra tuber
[1660–70; ‹ L tūber bump, swelling. Compare truffle]Frecuencia de uso de la palabra
tuber in American English 2
(ˈtuːbər, ˈtjuː-)
sustantivo
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Origen de la palabra tuber
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a small opening in the integuments of a plant ovule through which the male gametes pass
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the outer protective layer of cells of a plant, which may be thickened by a cuticle
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tissue in higher plants that conducts synthesized food substances to all parts of the plant
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any of numerous pores in the stem of a woody plant allowing exchange of gases between the plant and the exterior
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any plant part, such as a rhizome or tuber, that is similar to a root in structure, function, or appearance
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/ˈtjuːbə/ NOUN
A tuber is the swollen underground stem of particular types of plants.
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