tubernoun [ C ]
uk/ˈtʃuː.bər/us/ˈtuː.bɚ/a swollen underground stem or root of a plant from which new plants can grow, as in the potato
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Parts of plants
- aerial root
- bud
- cambium
- cane
- corm
- cotyledon
- fig leaf
- frond
- lamina
- leafless
- lily pad
- meristem
- micropyle
- nectary
- organ
- rootstock
- testa
- the treetops
- trunk
- twig
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tuberous
adjective uk/ˈtʃuː.bə.rəs/us/ˈtuː.bɚ.əs/