tuber
noun/ˈtjuːbə(r)/
/ˈtuːbər/
- the short, thick, round part of an underground stem or root of some plants, such as potatoes, which stores food and from which new plants growWord Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin, literally ‘hump, swelling’.
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