Definition of 'tuber'
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tuber in American English
noun
1.
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Word origin
L, lit., a swelling, knob, truffle < IE *teubh- < base *tēu-, to swell > thumb, L tumere, to swell
Word Frequency
tuber in American English 1
(ˈtuːbər, ˈtjuː-)
noun
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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Derived forms
tuberless adjective
tuberoid
adjective
Word origin
[1660–70; ‹ L tūber bump, swelling. Compare truffle]Word Frequency
tuber in American English 2
(ˈtuːbər, ˈtjuː-)
noun
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Word origin
[1920–25; tube + -er1]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
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the stamens of a flowering plant collectively
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a dry fruit, such as a capsule
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the growth response of plant parts to the stimulus of light, producing a bending towards the light source
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to cause (seeds or spores) to sprout or (of seeds or spores) to sprout or form new tissue following increased metabolism
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a long horizontal stem, as of the currants, that grows along the surface of the soil and propagates by producing roots and shoots at the nodes or tip
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/ˈtjuːbə/ NOUN
A tuber is the swollen underground stem of particular types of plants.
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