Definitions for tuberˈtu bər, ˈtyu-
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
tu•berˈtu bər, ˈtyu-(n.)
a thick, fleshy underground stem, as the potato, that bears buds from which new plants may arise.
Category: Botany
Category: Anatomy
Ref: tubercle.
Origin of tuber:
1660–70; < L tūber bump, swelling. Cf. truffle
tu′ber•oid`(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
tuber(noun)
a fleshy underground stem or root serving for reproductive and food storage
Tuber, genus Tuber(noun)
type genus of the Tuberaceae: fungi whose fruiting bodies are typically truffles
Wiktionary
tuber(Noun)
A fleshy, thickened underground stem of a plant, usually containing stored starch, as for example a potato or arrowroot.
tuber(Noun)
A thickened "root-stock".
Origin: From tuber.
Webster Dictionary
Tuber(noun)
a fleshy, rounded stem or root, usually containing starchy matter, as the potato or arrowroot; a thickened root-stock. See Illust. of Tuberous
Tuber(noun)
a genus of fungi. See Truffle
Tuber(noun)
a tuberosity; a tubercle
Translations for tuber
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
tuber(noun)
a swelling on the stem or root of a plant, in which food is stored
Potatoes are the tubers of the potato plant.
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- عُسْقول: نَبات صالِح للأكْلArabic
- грудкаBulgarian
- tubérculoPortuguese (BR)
- hlízaCzech
- die KnolleGerman
- rodknoldDanish
- βολβόςGreek
- tubérculoSpanish
- mugulEstonian
- تکمهFarsi
- mukulaFinnish
- tuberculeFrench
- פְּקַעַתHebrew
- कन्दHindi
- gomoljCroatian
- gumóHungarian
- umbiIndonesian
- hnÿði, rótarhnÿðiIcelandic
- tuberoItalian
- 塊茎Japanese
- 덩이줄기Korean
- gumbasLithuanian
- gums; bumbulisLatvian
- ubiMalay
- knolDutch
- rotknollNorwegian
- bulwaPolish
- تکمهPersian
- غوټه ، بیخ ، مونډPashto
- tubérculoPortuguese
- tuberculRomanian
- клубеньRussian
- hľuzaSlovak
- gomoljSlovenian
- krtolaSerbian
- rot-, stamknölSwedish
- หัวใต้ดินของพืชThai
- yumru (kök)Turkish
- (植物的)塊莖Chinese (Trad.)
- бульбаUkrainian
- گلٹي، گومڑاUrdu
- thân, củVietnamese
- （植物的）块茎Chinese (Simp.)
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