tu·ber /ˈtubɚ/
塊莖,突起,結節
tu·ber /ˈt(j)ubɚ/ 名詞
(複tubers,tubera)塊莖,結節,瘤
Tu·ber n.
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.
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tuber
n 1: a fleshy underground stem or root serving for reproductive
and food storage
2: type genus of the Tuberaceae: fungi whose fruiting bodies
are typically truffles [syn: genus Tuber]