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tuber

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Main Entry:
tu·ber 
          Listen to the pronunciation of tuber
Pronunciation:
\ˈtü-bər, ˈtyü-\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Latin, swelling, truffle; perhaps akin to Latin tumēre to swell — more at thumb
Date:
1668
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 tuber2: tuberosity


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