tuber

Swollen storage stem

A tuber is a thickened underground stem or root that stores nutrients for a plant—potatoes and yams are tubers.

The word extends to any swollen, fleshy plant structure.

In anatomy, a tuber is a rounded projection or swelling, particularly on a bone.

botanical

potato

Edible underground tuber

cassavaStarchy tropical root vegetable
yamStarchy tropical root vegetable
taroEdible tropical corm

jicama · maca · groundnut · earthnut · cyclamen · breadroot · pignut · dahlia · begonia · caladium

culinary

potato

Edible underground tuber

cassavaStarchy tropical root vegetable
yamStarchy tropical root vegetable
taroEdible tropical corm

jicama · sunchoke · malanga · yuca · tapioca · manioc · celeriac · salsify · arrowroot · purple yam

starch

carbohydrate

Sugar or starch compound

starchyContaining complex carbohydrates
glycemicRelating to glucose presence
caloriesMeasures of food energy

energy · flour · thickener · fermentation · glucose · amylose · fodder · staple · subsistence · famine food

growth

underground

Below ground or countercultural

swollenAbnormally enlarged
storageSpace for keeping goods
starchComplex plant carbohydrate

dormant · sprout · eye · node · rhizome · stolon · perennial · propagation · vegetative · fleshy

agriculture

planting

Placing seeds in earth

harvestGathering mature crops
cultivationFostering growth through care
hillingMounding soil around plants

earthing · chitting · curing · storage · rotation · yield · blight · scab · wireworm · nematode

Categories

plant partsleaf, stem, root, leaves, flower
plant formstree, shrub, vine, herb, grass
edible plantsvegetable, lettuce, carrot, spinach, cabbage
water sportsswimming, swimmer, surfing, surfer, diving
fungimushroom, mushrooms, toadstool, toadstools, yeast
plant anatomyroot, stem, leaves, stems, leaf

Opposites

plant storage structure type

tuberseed

Embryonic plant capsule

leaf · fruit · flower · stem · branch

surface topology/form

Empty space within

hollow · depression · dimple · indentation · concavity

plant propagation method

tuberseed

Embryonic plant capsule

spore · pollen · ovule · gamete

Phrases

tuberculosis screeningExam for mycobacterial lung disease
tuberous sclerosisGenetic disorder causing noncancerous growths
tuberculosis testDiagnostic for lung disease
tuberculosis treatmentCare for bacterial lung disease

Family

protuberance, protuberant, tuberculosis, tubers, tubercle, tuberous

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