Definizione di tuber
parola:
plural tubers
sostantivo numerabile
A tuber is the swollen underground stem of particular types of plants.
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Frequenza
tuber in British English
sostantivo
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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Parola origine tuber
C17: from Latin tūber hump
Frequenza
tuber in American English
sostantivo
1.
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Parola origine tuber
L, lit., a swelling, knob, truffle < IE *teubh- < base *tēu-, to swell > thumb, L tumere, to swell
Frequenza
tuber in American English 1
(ˈtuːbər, ˈtjuː-)
sostantivo
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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forme derivate
tuberless aggettivo
tuberoid
aggettivo
Parola origine tuber
[1660–70; ‹ L tūber bump, swelling. Compare truffle]Frequenza
tuber in American English 2
(ˈtuːbər, ˈtjuː-)
sostantivo
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Parola origine tuber
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a plant tissue that conducts water and mineral salts from the roots to all other parts, provides mechanical support, and forms the wood of trees and shrubs. It is of two types (protoxylem and metaxylem), both of which are made up mainly of vessels and tracheids
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the first aerial part of a plant to develop from a germinating seed
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to transfer pollen from the anthers to the stigma of (a flower)
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the soft fibrous tissue lining the inside of the rind in fruits such as the orange and grapefruit
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the transport of minerals, sugars, etc, in solution within a plant
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Inglese britannico: tuber
/ˈtjuːbə/ NOUN
A tuber is the swollen underground stem of particular types of plants.
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