About The Word Tuber
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Tuber
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What's The Definition Of Tuber?
[n] type genus of the Tuberaceae: fungi whose fruiting bodies are typically truffles
[n] a fleshy underground stem or root serving for reproductive and food storage Synonyms | Synonyms for Tuber: genus Tuber Related Terms | Find terms related to Tuber: See Also | earth-ball | earthnut | family Tuberaceae | fungus genus | groundnut | Jerusalem artichoke | potato bean | stalk | stem | sweet potato | truffle | Tuberaceae | water chestnut | wild bean | yam Tuber In Webster's Dictionary \Tu"ber\, n.[L., a hump. knob; probably akin to tumere to
swell. Cf. {Tumid}.]
1. (Bot.)
(a) A fleshy, rounded stem or root, usually containing
starchy matter, as the potato or arrowroot; a
thickened root-stock. See Illust. of {Tuberous}.
(b) A genus of fungi. See {Truffle}.
2. (Anat.) A tuberosity; a tubercle.
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