Definition of Tuber. Meaning of Tuber. Synonyms of Tuber

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Definition of Tuber

Tuber
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. 2. (Anat.) A tuberosity; a tubercle.

Meaning of Tuber from wikipedia

- Tubers are a type of enlarged structure used as storage organs for nutrients in some plants, usually stems, but some definitions refer to roots. Tubers...
- valued as delicacies. In 2015 a new species Tuber petrophilum (close relative to Tuber melanosporum and Tuber brumale) was discovered in the Dinaric Alps...
- species in the genus Dioscorea (family Dioscoreaceae) that form edible tubers (some other species in the genus being toxic). Yams are perennial herbaceous...
- Tuber magnatum, the white truffle (Italian: tartufo bianco d'Alba), is a species of truffle in the order Pezizales and family Tuberaceae. It is found...
- ascomycete fungus, predominantly one of the many species of the genus Tuber. In addition to Tuber, over one hundred other genera of fungi are classified as truffles...
- Look up tuber in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A tuber is a type of modified plant structure that is enlarged to store nutrients. Tuber may also refer...
- The summer truffle (Tuber aestivum) or burgundy truffle (Tuber uncinatum) is a species of truffle, found in almost all European countries. In cuisine and...
- A YouTuber is a type of social media influencer who uploads or creates videos on the online video-sharing website YouTube, typically posting to their...
- Tuber melanosporum, called the black truffle, Périgord truffle or French black truffle, is a species of truffle native to Southern Europe. It is one of...
- The tuber cinereum is the portion of hypothalamus forming the floor of the third ventricle situated between the optic chiasm, and the mammillary bodies...