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noun

Tuber n.

(Bot.)

(a)

A fleshy, rounded stem or root, usually containing starchy matter, as the potato or arrowroot; a thickened root-stock.

(b)

A genus of fungi. See Truffle.

(Anat.) A tuberosity; a tubercle.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Tuber" Quotes from Famous Books

... have heard a tiny tuber-voice, for she said, "Now I can never forget the sound of loving words, and the world ...

— The Potato Child and Others • Mrs. Charles J. Woodbury

... of artichoke is a tuber of the species of the sunflower; it resembles somewhat the Irish potato. It has a sweetish flavor and contains a large amount of natural water. This species of artichoke is more valuable ...

— Mrs. Wilson's Cook Book - Numerous New Recipes Based on Present Economic Conditions • Mary A. Wilson

... a fine time to plant every kind of "bulb, root and tuber," also all deciduous plants and shrubs, except those with thin bark or thick, ...

— Armour's Monthly Cook Book, Volume 2, No. 12, October 1913 - A Monthly Magazine of Household Interest • Various

... designated the 'King of the Kitchen Garden,' and perhaps 'the noble tuber' should be so regarded. Of its importance as an article of food it is impossible to speak too highly, and the dietetic value of the Potato appears to be always advancing. The known deficiency of flesh-forming constituents naturally ...

— The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots, 16th Edition • Sutton and Sons

Words linked to "Tuber" : Jerusalem artichoke, groundnut, truffle, Tuberaceae, potato tuber moth, potato bean, genus Tuber, yam, fungus genus, water chestnut, stalk