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tuber

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[ too-ber, tyoo- ]
/ ˈtu bər, ˈtyu- /
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noun

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.
Anatomy. a rounded swelling or protuberance; a tuberosity; a tubercle.

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Origin of tuber

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1660–70; <Latin tūber bump, swelling. Cf. truffle

OTHER WORDS FROM tuber

tu·ber·less, adjectivetu·ber·oid, adjective

Words nearby tuber

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Definition for tuber (2 of 2)

tuber2
[ too-ber, tyoo- ]
/ ˈtu bər, ˈtyu- /

noun

a person or thing that forms, installs, or operates with tubes.
Also called inner-tuber. a person who participates in the sport of tubing.

Origin of tuber

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First recorded in 1920–25; tube + -er1
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Words related to tuber

beet, potato, bulb, root, taro, yam, turnip, jalap, salep

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British Dictionary definitions for tuber

tuber
/ (ˈtjuːbə) /

noun

a fleshy underground stem (as in the potato) or root (as in the dahlia) that is an organ of vegetative reproduction and food storage
anatomy a raised area; swelling

Word Origin for tuber

C17: from Latin tūber hump
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Medical definitions for tuber

tuber
[ tōō′bər ]

n. pl. tubers

A localized rounded projection or swelling; a knob, tuberosity, or eminence.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.

Scientific definitions for tuber

tuber
[ tōō′bər ]

The thickened part of an underground stem of a plant, such as the potato, bearing buds from which new plant shoots arise. Compare bulb corm rhizome runner.
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