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tuber

Pronunciation: /ˈtjuːbə(ɹ)/

The English word “tuber” has 4 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A fleshy, thickened underground stem of a plant, usually containing stored starch, for example a potato or arrowroot.
  2. A thickened rootstock.
  3. A rounded, protuberant structure in a human or animal body.
  4. One who tubes.

Etymology

From Latin tūber (“bump, hump, swelling”).

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