英语词汇“tuberaceous”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

tuber¹ /tūˈbər/

noun

A swelling, usu underground, in a plant, where reserves are stored up, formed either in the stem (as in the potato, Jerusalem artichoke, etc), or sometimes in the root (as in the dahlia)

A lump

A rounded swelling (pathology)

A knob

A protuberance

(with cap) the truffle genus of fungi, giving its name to the Tuberāˈceae, saprophytic Ascomycetes, many with edible underground fructifications (truffles)

ORIGIN: L tūber a swelling, from root of L tumēre to swell

tuberāˈceous adjective

tuberifˈerous adjective

tuˈberiform adjective

tuberose /tūˈbə-rōs, -rōz/ adjective

Tuberous

noun /tūˈbə-rōs, -rōz; often, by false association with tube and rose¹, tūbˈrōz/

A Mexican amaryllid (Polianthes tuberosa) grown for its fragrant creamy-white flowers, propagated by tubers

tuberosity /-rosˈi-ti/ noun

tubˈerous adjective

Having tubers
Of the nature of, or like, a tuber
Knobbed

tuberous root noun

A fleshy root resembling a tuber but not having buds or eyes

tuber1 /tūˈbər/

tuber¹ /tūˈbər/