tuber

sweet potatoSweet potatoes with visible tubers

Meaning

Noun

  • A fleshy, thickened underground stem of a plant, usually containing stored starch, for example a potato or arrowroot.
  • A thickened rootstock.
  • A rounded, protuberant structure in a human or animal body.

Origin

  • From Latin tÅ«ber.

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