stem-tuber
1Tuber — 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… …
2tuber — (n.) thick underground stem, 1660s, from L. tuber lump, bump, perhaps related to tumere to swell (see THIGH (Cf. thigh)) …
3tuber — [to͞o′bər, tyo͞o′bər] n. [L, lit., a swelling, knob, truffle < IE * teubh < base * tēu , to swell > THUMB, L tumere, to swell] 1. a short, thickened, fleshy part of an underground stem, as a potato: new plants develop from the buds, or… …
4Tuber — 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… …
5tuber — ► NOUN 1) a thickened underground part of a stem or rhizome, e.g. that of the potato, bearing buds from which new plants grow. 2) a thickened fleshy root, e.g. of the dahlia. ORIGIN Latin, hump, swelling …
6tuber — tuber1 tuberless, adj. tuberoid, adj. /tooh beuhr, tyooh /, n. 1. Bot. 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… …
7stem — stem1 stemless, adj. stemlike, adj. /stem/, n., v., stemmed, stemming. n. 1. the ascending axis of a plant, whether above or below ground, which ordinarily grows in an opposite direction to the root or descending axis. 2. the stalk that supports… …
8Tuber — A lump or bump. The backward protrusion of the heel is called the tuber calcanei or, alternatively, the tuberosity of the calcaneus. Small tubers are a characteristic finding in tuberculosis, and tubers in the brain are seen in tuberous sclerosis …
9tuber — noun Etymology: Latin, swelling, truffle; perhaps akin to Latin tumēre to swell more at thumb Date: 1668 1. a. a short fleshy usually underground stem bearing minute scale leaves each of which bears a bud in its axil and is potentially able to… …
10tuber — tu|ber [ˈtju:bə US ˈtu:bər] n [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: lump, tuber, truffle ] a round swollen part on the stem of some plants, such as the potato, that grows below the ground and from which new plants grow >tuberous adj …
