Tuber: meaning, definitions and examples
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tuber
[ หtjuหbษr ]
vegetable
A swollen underground plant stem or root serving as a storage organ, such as a potato.
Synonyms
potato, root vegetable.
Examples of usage
- She dug up the tubers from the garden.
- The tubers were used to make a delicious soup.
biology
A protuberance on the surface of an animal, plant, or organ.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- The tubers on the plant store nutrients for growth.
- The tubers help the plant adapt to harsh conditions.
Translations
Translations of the word "tuber" in other languages:
๐ต๐น tubรฉrculo
๐ฎ๐ณ เคเคเคฆ
๐ฉ๐ช Knolle
๐ฎ๐ฉ umbi
๐บ๐ฆ ะฑัะปัะฑะฐ
๐ต๐ฑ bulwa
๐ฏ๐ต ๅก่ (ใใใใ)
๐ซ๐ท tubercule
๐ช๐ธ tubรฉrculo
๐น๐ท yumru
๐ฐ๐ท ๋ฉ์ด์ค๊ธฐ (deongijulgi)
๐ธ๐ฆ ุฏุฑูุฉ
๐จ๐ฟ hlรญza
๐ธ๐ฐ hฤพuza
๐จ๐ณ ๅ่ (kuร ijฤซng)
๐ธ๐ฎ gomolj
๐ฎ๐ธ hnรฝรฐi
๐ฐ๐ฟ ัาฏะนะฝะตะบ
๐ฌ๐ช แแแแฃแกแ (konusi)
๐ฆ๐ฟ yumru
๐ฒ๐ฝ tubรฉrculo
Etymology
The word 'tuber' originated from the Latin word 'tuber, tuberis', meaning 'swelling, lump'. It has been used in English since the 1660s to refer to swollen underground plant stems or roots. The term has since expanded to include protuberances on various organisms, reflecting its biological significance.
See also: tub.