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Definition of tuber noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

tuber

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/ˈtjuːbə(r)/
 
/ˈtuːbər/
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  1. 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 grow
    Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin, literally ‘hump, swelling’.
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