tuberous
Americanadjective
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characterized by the presence of rounded or wartlike prominences or tubers.
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of the nature of such a prominence.
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Botany. bearing tubers.
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having the nature of or resembling a tuber.
adjective
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(of plants or their parts) forming, bearing, or resembling a tuber or tubers
a tuberous root
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anatomy of, relating to, or having warty protuberances or tubers
Other Word Forms
- semituberous adjective
Etymology
Origin of tuberous
First recorded in 1640–50, tuberous is from the Latin word tūberōsus knobby. See tuber 1, -ous
Example Sentences
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The bright, purple tuberous root hailing from the Philippines has enjoyed a surge in popularity in recent years.
From Salon • Feb. 7, 2024
My favorite thing about beets is that one plant provides two sides dishes – the tuberous root and the tasty greens.
From Washington Times • Aug. 10, 2023
The agency gave more funding to tuberous sclerosis, a rare genetic disorder that affects fewer than forty thousand Americans, and to osteogenesis imperfecta, a brittle-bone disease, which affects some twenty thousand.
From The New Yorker • Sep. 3, 2019
The best way to overwinter ‘Four O’Clock’ is to dig the tuberous roots in fall and store them in barely moist peat moss in an unheated garage.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 5, 2017
It expands into a cluster of tuberous roots.
From The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa by Badlam, Anna B.
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