tuber
nounEtymology From tube + -er.
1
One who tubes.
tuber
nounUK /ˈtjuːbə(ɹ)/ · US /ˈtubɚ/
Etymology From Latin tūber (“bump, hump, swelling”).
1
A fleshy, thickened underground stem of a plant, usually containing stored starch, for example a potato or arrowroot.
2
Agriculture, Business, Horticulture, Lifestyle A thickened rootstock.
- Derived terms
- fleshtuber, lignotuber, microtuber, minituber, perituber, storage tuber, supertuberation, tuberal, tuber cinereum, tuber fleeceflower, tuberiferous, tuberiform, tuberin, tuberization, tuberize, tuberless, tuberlike, tuberoid, tuberosity, tuberosphere
- Related terms
- tubercle, tubercular