| 单词 | tuber |
| 释义 | tuber tuber1 —tuberless, adj. —tuberoid, adj. /tooh"beuhr, tyooh"-/, n. 1. Bot. a fleshy, usually oblong or rounded thickening or outgrowth, as the potato, of a subterranean stem or shoot, bearing minute scalelike leaves with buds or eyes in their axils from which new plants may arise. 2. Anat. a rounded swelling or protuberance; a tuberosity; a tubercle. [1660-70; < L tuber bump, swelling. Compare truffle] tuber2 /tooh"beuhr, tyooh"-/, n. 1. a person or thing that forms, installs, or operates with tubes. 2. Also called inner-tuber. a person who participates in the sport of tubing. [1920-25; TUBE + -ER1] |
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