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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) | ||
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] | ||
2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 | ||
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. [1913 Webster] 2. (Anat.) A tuberosity; a tubercle. [1913 Webster] | ||
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