tuber

noun

tu·ber | \ˈtü-bər,

ˈtyü-\

Definition of tuber

1a : 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

Examples of tuber in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Expose last year's tubers to light so eyes develop before dividing and replanting. — Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, "Alaska gardeners, it’s time to germinate something," 29 Mar. 2018 Dark-colored blotches penetrate the flesh of tubers. — The Editors Of Organic Life, Good Housekeeping, "Grow Healthy Food By Identifying + Treating These Common Plant Diseases," 21 July 2015 Unlike the bustling marketplace of competing outfitters in New Braunfels, most San Marcos tubers get their gear and shuttle service from the city’s concessionaire, a local Lion’s Club. — Krista Torralva, San Antonio Express-News, "Water sports plentiful in and around San Antonio," 11 June 2018 Found at restaurants owned by venerable chefs like Thomas Keller, Jean-Georges Vongerichten, Dominique Crenn, and Daniel Humm, Australian black truffles are harvested from June to August, providing fresh tubers when Europe isn’t able to. — Christina Liao, Vogue, "Why You Should Be Going to Australia for Fresh Black Truffles," 12 July 2018 The Domes got its first titan arum from a tuber off a corpse flower plant at the University of Wisconsin a couple decades ago, said Braunreiter. — Meg Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Stinky corpse flower draws crowds to Domes for glimpse and whiff," 13 June 2018 For winter sports, the city’s Sault Seal Recreation Area is a convenient practice spot for downhill skiing, and a hub for snow tubers. — Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian, "The 20 Best Small Towns To Visit in 2018," 5 June 2018 Invasive swordfern with tubers towards bottom Kenneth Setzer Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden Swordfern (Nephrolepiscordifolia), and Asian swordfern (N. brownii) are two sneaky invasive ferns. — Kenneth Setzer, miamiherald, "These plants are troublemakers in South Florida gardens. Avoid them. | Miami Herald," 20 Apr. 2018 Sweet potatoes are the only plant in the Ipomoea genus with a tuber—a large, thick root that stores nutrients and produces the buds that grow into new plants. — Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, "Polynesians may not have gone grocery shopping in South America," 12 Apr. 2018

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