Definition of tuber

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Tuber (n.) A genus of fungi. See Truffle.

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Tuberculated :: Tuberculated (a.) Tubercled; tubercular.
Exostosis :: Exostosis (n.) Any protuberance of a bone which is not natural; an excrescence or morbid enlargement of a bone.
Orangeroot :: Orangeroot (n.) An American ranunculaceous plant (Hidrastis Canadensis), having a yellow tuberous root; -- also called yellowroot, golden seal, etc..
Radical :: Radical (a.) Belonging to, or proceeding from, the root of a plant; as, radical tubers or hairs..
Filipendulous :: Filipendulous (a.) Suspended by, or strung upon, a thread; -- said of tuberous swellings in the middle or at the extremities of slender, threadlike rootlets..
Bilge :: Bilge (n.) The protuberant part of a cask, which is usually in the middle..
Testiculate :: Testiculate (a.) Having two tubers resembling testicles in form, as some species of orchis..
Gnarl :: Gnarl (n.) a knot in wood; a large or hard knot, or a protuberance with twisted grain, on a tree..
Hydrocephalus :: Hydrocephalus (n.) An accumulation of liquid within the cavity of the cranium, especially within the ventricles of the brain; dropsy of the brain. It is due usually to tubercular meningitis. When it occurs in infancy, it often enlarges the head enormously..
Tun-bellied :: Tun-bellied (a.) Having a large, protuberant belly, or one shaped like a tun; pot-bellied..
Hump :: Hump (n.) A protuberance; especially, the protuberance formed by a crooked back..
Gibbose :: Gibbose (a.) Humped; protuberant; -- said of a surface which presents one or more large elevations.
Tuberculization :: Tuberculization (n.) The development of tubercles; the condition of one who is affected with tubercles.
Teat :: Teat (n.) A small protuberance or nozzle resembling the teat of an animal.
Tuberosity :: Tuberosity (n.) An obtuse or knoblike prominence; a protuberance.
Node :: Node (n.) A knot, a knob; a protuberance; a swelling..
Tubercle :: Tubercle (n.) A small mass or aggregation of morbid matter; especially, the deposit which accompanies scrofula or phthisis. This is composed of a hard, grayish, or yellowish, translucent or opaque matter, which gradually softens, and excites suppuration in its vicinity. It is most frequently found in the lungs, causing consumption..
Tuberculose :: Tuberculose (a.) Alt. of Tuberculou.
Solanum :: Solanum (n.) A genus of plants comprehending the potato (S. tuberosum), the eggplant (S. melongena, and several hundred other species; nightshade..
Groundnut :: Groundnut (n.) A leguminous, twining plant (Apios tuberosa), producing clusters of dark purple flowers and having a root tuberous and pleasant to the taste..
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