tuber en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- tyo͞oʹbə (Received-Pronunciation) r
- /ˈtubɚ/ (General-American)
- to͞oʹbə (General-American) r
- /ˈtjuːbə(ɹ)/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From Latin tūber (“bump, hump, swelling”).
Meanings
- A fleshy, thickened underground stem of a plant, usually containing stored starch, for example a potato or arrowroot.
- A thickened rootstock.
- A rounded, protuberant structure in a human or animal body.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| tubers | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| tubera | Number=Plur | obsolete, possibly, uncommon | lexicographic |
Deriveds
storage tuber · fleshtuber · tuber fleeceflower · lignotuber · tuberin · tuberoid · microtuber · perituber · tuberal · tuberization · tuberless · tuberiferous · tuberize · tuberosity · tuberosphere · tuberiform · minituber · supertuberation · tuberlike · tuber cinereum
Relateds
Translations (66)
cmn 塊莖 /块茎 (fleshy underground stem) · da knold (fleshy underground stem) · uk бу́льба (fleshy underground stem) · es auyama (fleshy underground stem) · tl lamang-lupa (fleshy underground stem) · bg грудка (fleshy underground stem) · io tuberkulo (fleshy underground stem) · hy կոճղեզ (fleshy underground stem) · pl guz (anatomy: rounded, protuberant structure in body) · bg буца (anatomy: rounded, protuberant structure in body) · bcl duma (fleshy underground stem) · ga tiúbar (fleshy underground stem) · mi tinaku (fleshy underground stem) · be бу́льба (fleshy underground stem) · be клу́бень (fleshy underground stem) · it tubero (fleshy underground stem) · ka ბოლქვი (fleshy underground stem) · hy պալար (fleshy underground stem) · sv stamknöl (fleshy underground stem) · de Knolle (fleshy underground stem) · my ဥ (fleshy underground stem) · hu gumó (fleshy underground stem) · cs bulva (fleshy underground stem) · pt tubérculo (fleshy underground stem) · km មើម (fleshy underground stem) · sv knöl (fleshy underground stem) · ms ubi (fleshy underground stem) · de Wurzelknolle (fleshy underground stem) · ml കിഴങ്ങ് (fleshy underground stem) · et mugul (fleshy underground stem) · fr protubérance (anatomy: rounded, protuberant structure in body) · fi mukula (fleshy underground stem) · pl bulwa (fleshy underground stem) · nb knoll (fleshy underground stem) · ru клу́бень (fleshy underground stem) · ka გორგლი (fleshy underground stem) · fr tubercule (fleshy underground stem) · cs hlíza (fleshy underground stem) · ja 芋 (fleshy underground stem) · kn ಗಡ್ಡೆ (fleshy underground stem) · sv rotknöl (fleshy underground stem) · vi củ (fleshy underground stem) · fi mukula (horticulture: thickened rootstock) · nl knol (fleshy underground stem) · mi kōpura (fleshy underground stem) · te దుంప (fleshy underground stem) · cy cloronen (fleshy underground stem) · cmn 球根 (fleshy underground stem) · be бу́льбіна (fleshy underground stem) · mk кртола (fleshy underground stem) · bg клу́бен (fleshy underground stem) · th มัน (fleshy underground stem) · sq zhardhok (fleshy underground stem) · ms tuber (fleshy underground stem) · tl busnginsuloy (fleshy underground stem) · ko 괴경 (fleshy underground stem) · nn knoll (fleshy underground stem) · lo ມັນ (fleshy underground stem) · tr yumru (fleshy underground stem) · id umbi (fleshy underground stem) · ca tubercle (fleshy underground stem) · cmn 塊根 /块根 (fleshy underground stem) · es tubérculo (fleshy underground stem) · sv rotfrukt (fleshy underground stem) · ta கிழங்கு (fleshy underground stem) · sv pålrot (fleshy underground stem)