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tu·ber·ous

(to͞o′bər-əs, tyo͞o′-) also tu·ber·ose (-bə-rōs′)

adj.

1. Producing or bearing tubers.

2. Being or resembling a tuber: a tuberous root.

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tuberous

(ˈtjuːbərəs) or

tuberose

adj

1. (Botany) (of plants or their parts) forming, bearing, or resembling a tuber or tubers: a tuberous root.

2. (Anatomy) anatomy of, relating to, or having warty protuberances or tubers

[C17: from Latin tūberōsus full of knobs; see tuber]

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

tu•ber•ous

(ˈtu bər əs, ˈtyu-)

adj.

1. characterized by the presence of rounded or wartlike prominences.

2. (of a plant) bearing tubers.

3. of or resembling a tuber.

[1640–50; < Latin tūberōsus knobby]

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Adj.

tuberous - of or relating to or resembling a tuber; "a tuberous root"

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tuberoso

tu·ber·ous

a. tuberoso-a, semejante a una tuberosidad.

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tuberous

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