GardenWeb Glossary of Botanical Terms
Search results for: tuber
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- tuber
- A thickened and short subterranean branch having numerous buds or eyes and used for food storage.
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- tubercle
- A small tuber or tuber-like (not necessarily subterranean) body.
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- tubercular (alt. tuberculate)
- Bearing tubercles; covered with warty lumps.
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- tuberculostatic
- Herbal medicine used to slow or stop the tuberculosis bacillus.
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- tuberiferous
- Bearing tubers.
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- tuberiferous root
- A root which forms rounded knobs to store food, such as the white potato.
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- tuberoid
- A fleshy-thickened root resembling a tuber.
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- tuberous
- Having the character of a tuber; tuber-like in appearance.
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