Thesaurus: tuber

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1. n. A fleshy, rounded stem or root, usually containing starchy matter, as the potato or arrowroot; a thickened root-stock. See Illust. of Tuberous.
2. n. A genus of fungi. See Truffle.
3. n. A tuberosity; a tubercle.
4. n. a fleshy underground stem or root serving for reproductive and food storage
5. 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.
6. n:100 n. a fleshy underground stem or root serving for reproductive and food storage n. type genus of the Tuberaceae: fungi whose fruiting bodies are typically truffles