Tuber

Pronunciation

• enPR: tyoÍžo'bÉ™(r), IPA: /tjuːbÉ™(r)/
• Rhymes: -uːbÉ™(r)

Origin

From Latin tūber ("bump, hump, swelling").

Full definition of tuber

Noun

1. A fleshy, thickened underground stem of a plant, usually containing stored starch, as for example a potato or arrowroot.
2. (horticulture) A thickened "root-stock".

Related terms

• tubercle
• tubercular

Anagrams

• brute, buret, rebut