tuber

tu·ber

noun \ˈtü-bər, ˈtyü-\

Definition of TUBER

1

a : a short fleshy usually underground stem bearing minute scale leaves each of which bears a bud in its axil and is potentially able to produce a new plant — compare bulb, corm b : a fleshy root or rhizome resembling a tuber

2

: tuberosity

Origin of TUBER

Latin, swelling, truffle; perhaps akin to Latin tumēre to swell — more at thumb

First Known Use: 1668

Rhymes with TUBER

Buber, cuber, goober