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tuber.

A fleshy, thickened underground stem of a plant, usually containing stored starch, for example a potato or arrowroot.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈtjuːbə(ɹ)/Received-Pronunciation/ˈtubɚ/General-American
  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.

Where this word comes from

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

noun/ˈtjuːbə(ɹ)/Received-Pronunciation/ˈtubɚ/General-American
  1. One who tubes.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin tuba Latin tubusder. Middle French tubeder. English tube English -er English tuber From tube + -er.

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