Definition of tuber

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Tuber (n.) A fleshy, rounded stem or root, usually containing starchy matter, as the potato or arrowroot; a thickened root-stock. See Illust. of Tuberous..

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Embossment :: Embossment (n.) A bosslike prominence; figure in relief; raised work; jut; protuberance; esp., a combination of raised surfaces having a decorative effect..
Whelky :: Whelky (a.) Having whelks, ridges, or protuberances; hence, streaked; striated..
Pouch :: Pouch (n.) A protuberant belly; a paunch; -- so called in ridicule.
Wart :: Wart (n.) An excrescence or protuberance more or less resembling a true wart; specifically (Bot.), a glandular excrescence or hardened protuberance on plants..
Knappy :: Knappy (a.) Having knaps; full of protuberances or humps; knobby.
Hunch :: Hunch (v. t.) To thrust out a hump or protuberance; to crook, as the back..
Knurl :: Knurl (n.) A contorted knot in wood; a crossgrained protuberance; a nodule; a boss or projection.
Swelling :: Swelling (n.) A protuberance; a prominenc.
Scrobicula :: Scrobicula (n.) One of the smooth areas surrounding the tubercles of a sea urchin.
Tuberculose :: Tuberculose (a.) Alt. of Tuberculou.
Galangal :: Galangal (n.) The pungent aromatic rhizome or tuber of certain East Indian or Chinese species of Alpinia (A. Galanga and A. officinarum) and of the Kaempferia Galanga), -- all of the Ginger family..
Extuberance :: Extuberance (n.) A swelling or rising; protuberance.
Tuberculum :: Tuberculum (n.) A tubercle.
Orangeroot :: Orangeroot (n.) An American ranunculaceous plant (Hidrastis Canadensis), having a yellow tuberous root; -- also called yellowroot, golden seal, etc..
Tun-bellied :: Tun-bellied (a.) Having a large, protuberant belly, or one shaped like a tun; pot-bellied..
Phyma :: Phyma (n.) A tubercle on any external part of the body.
Stapes :: Stapelia (n.) An extensive and curious genus of African plants of the natural order Asclepiadaceae (Milkweed family). They are succulent plants without leaves, frequently covered with dark tubercles giving them a very grotesque appearance. The odor of the blossoms is like that of carrion..
Tuberculous :: Tuberculous (a.) Having tubercles; affected with, or characterized by, tubercles; tubercular..
Swell :: Swell (v. i.) To protuberate; to bulge out; as, a cask swells in the middle..
Humpy :: Humpy (a.) Full of humps or bunches; covered with protuberances; humped.
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