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Tuber : (noun)
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: Tuber, genus Tuber]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Tuber : \Tu"ber\, n.[L., a hump. knob; probably akin to tumere to
swell. Cf. Tumid.]
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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Tuber : Tuber: A lump or bump. The backward protrusion of the heel is called the tuber calcanei or, alternatively, the tuberosity of the calcaneus. Small tubers are a characteristic finding in
tuberculosis , and tubers in the brain are seen in tuberous sclerosis.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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