- tuber-like swelling
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English-Russian dictionary of geology. 2011.
English-Russian dictionary of geology. 2011.
Tuber — For fungal genus, see Truffle (fungus). For the community in California, see Tuber, California. Tuber is Latin for swelling , as also used for benign tumours such as in tuberous sclerosis Oca tubers Tubers are various types of modified plant… … Wikipedia
tuber — I. /ˈtjubə / (say tyoohbuh) noun 1. Botany a fleshy, usually oblong or rounded thickening or outgrowth (as the potato) of a subterranean stem or shoot, bearing minute scale like leaves with buds or eyes in their axils, from which new plants may… …
tu´ber|like´ — tu|ber1 «TOO buhr, TYOO », noun. 1. a solid, thickened portion of an underground stem or rhizome. A tuber is of a more or less rounded form, and bears modified axillary buds (eyes) from which new plants may grow. A potato is a tuber. 2. a) a… … Useful english dictionary
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tub|er — tu|ber1 «TOO buhr, TYOO », noun. 1. a solid, thickened portion of an underground stem or rhizome. A tuber is of a more or less rounded form, and bears modified axillary buds (eyes) from which new plants may grow. A potato is a tuber. 2. a) a… … Useful english dictionary
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fungus — fungic /fun jik/, adj. funguslike, adj. /fung geuhs/, n., pl. fungi /fun juy, fung guy/, funguses, adj. n. 1. any of a diverse group of eukaryotic single celled or multinucleate organisms that live by decomposing and absorbing the organic… … Universalium
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