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tuber |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Tuber \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 genus of fungi. See {Truffle}. 2. (Anat.) A tuberosity; a tubercle. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: tuber n 1: a fleshy underground stem or root serving for reproductive and food storage 2: type genus of the Tuberaceae: fungi whose fruiting bodies are typically truffles [syn: {Tuber}, {genus Tuber}]
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