tu·ber
/ˈto͞obər/
noun
- a much thickened underground part of a stem or rhizome, e.g. in the potato, serving as a food reserve and bearing buds from which new plants arise.
- a rounded swelling or protuberant part."tuber cinereum"
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May 22, 2024 · The meaning of TUBER is a short fleshy usually underground stem bearing minute scale leaves each of which bears a bud in its axil and is ...
Apr 16, 2023 · List of tuber vegetables Tuber vegetables are edible plants that store nutrients in their underground stems or roots.
Tuber
Tubers are a type of enlarged structure used as storage organs for nutrients in some plants, derived from stems or roots. Tubers help plants perennate, provide energy and nutrients, and are a means of asexual reproduction.
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Taro is a good source of potassium. Roots and tubers are deficient in most other vitamins and minerals but contain significant amounts of dietary fibre [2].
noun · a person or thing that forms, installs, or operates with tubes. · Also called inner-tuber. a person who participates in the sport of tubing. tube.
A tuber is a plant that mainly grows underground. Potatoes and yams are tubers — and they're delicious with a little butter and salt.