tuber

名词 n.
/ˈtjuːbə(ɹ)/    /ˈtubɚ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A fleshy, thickened underground stem of a plant, usually containing stored starch, for example a potato or arrowroot.
  2. One who tubes.
  3. A thickened rootstock.
  4. A rounded, protuberant structure in a human or animal body.

词形变化

tubers plural tubera obsolete,plural,possibly,uncommon tubers plural

词源

词源 1
From Latin tūber (“bump, hump, swelling”).
词源 2
Etymology tree
Latin tuba
Latin tubusder.
Middle French tubeder.
English tube
English -er
English tuber
From tube + -er.
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