Meaning Of The Word Tuber

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What's The Definition Of Tuber?

tuber
countable noun: A tuber is the swollen underground stem of particular types of plants.

tuber in American English
a short, thickened, fleshy part of an underground stem, as a potato: new plants develop from the buds, or eyes, that grow in the axils of the minute scale leaves of a tuber

tuber in American English 1
noun: 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 from which new plants may arise

tuber in American English 2
noun: a person or thing that forms, installs, or operates with tubes

tuber in British English
noun: a fleshy underground stem (as in the potato) or root (as in the dahlia) that is an organ of vegetative reproduction and food storage

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