tuber : Idioms & Phrases

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bulbo-tuber

Bul"bo-tu`ber noun
Etymology
Bulb,n.+ tuber.
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) A corm.
Webster 1913

genus tuber

  • noun type genus of the Tuberaceae: fungi whose fruiting bodies are typically truffles
    Tuber.
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potato tuber moth

  • noun greyish-brown moth whose larva is the potato tuberworm
    splitworm; Phthorimaea operculella; potato moth.
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tuber root

  • noun erect perennial of eastern and southern United States having showy orange flowers
    butterfly weed; Indian paintbrush; pleurisy root; chigger flower; chiggerflower; Asclepias tuberosa; orange milkweed.
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