tuber

Meanings

• noun

  A swollen, usually underground, part of a plant that stores nutrients, especially starch or tubers.

  - "The potato is a common edible tuber."
  - "Tuberous roots store water and nutrients for the plant."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with tuber
super , duper , ruper

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Variants

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tuber , tubers , snow tuber , snow tubers

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Etymology

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From the Latin tuber, meaning 'lump' or 'swelling'.

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Trivia

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1. The largest tuber on record weighed over 32 tons.

2. Tubers are a staple food in many cultures around the world.

3. Some tubers, such as yams, are not true tubers but are instead swollen roots.

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Related Concepts

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1. root vegetable: Tubers are a type of root vegetable, which are edible parts of a plant that grow underground.

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Culture

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In literature, tubers are often used as symbols of abundance and sustenance. In art, they have been depicted in various forms, such as still life paintings and sculptures. In music, there is a popular song titled 'Tubthumping' by Chumbawamba.

How to Memorize "tuber"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a round, swollen, underground part of a plant.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'tuber' with 'potato' or 'sweet potato'.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Tubers are tasty, underground, bountiful, edible roots' to remember the definition.

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