VividLex

Home / Dictionary / tuber

tuber

6 senses · Free VividLex dictionary · Thesaurus

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. Source: opted
2. n. A genus of fungi. See Truffle. Source: opted
3. n. A tuberosity; a tubercle. Source: opted
4. n. a fleshy underground stem or root serving for reproductive and food storage Source: wordnet
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. Source: webster
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 Source: ecdict

Thesaurus links

Related headwords in VividLex — dictionary ↔ thesaurus bridge for exploration and SEO depth.

From the definitions

fleshy root see stem fungi genus tubercle tuberosity tuberous arrowroot containing food matter potato reproductive rounded serving starchy storage thickened truffle underground bodies bot

Open full thesaurus page for tuber · Language as a Lens

Explore more

Thesaurus hub Word of the day Dictionary guide Learn POS

Search dictionary Related words Home