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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a mature fertilized plant ovule, consisting of an embryo and its food store surrounded by a protective seed coat (testa)
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a systematic list of taxonomic characteristics, used to identify animals or plants
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the response of an organism, esp a plant, to an external stimulus by growth in a direction determined by the stimulus
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the enlarged or modified tip of the flower stalk that bears the parts of the flower
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the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants, usually consisting of a flat green blade attached to the stem directly or by a stalk
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/ˈtjuːbə/ NOUN
A tuber is the swollen underground stem of particular types of plants.
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