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| tu·ber [ tbər ] (plural tu·bers) |
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1. fleshy underground plant part: a fleshy swollen part of a root such as a dahlia root or of an underground stem such as a potato that stores food over winter and produces new growth in spring. A stem tuber has buds, popularly called eyes, unlike a root tuber.
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2. small bulge on body: a small raised area or swelling on the body
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| [Mid-17th century. < Latin, "swelling"] |
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