adj
Meaning 1
Relating to, resembling, or producing tubers.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
tuberous
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/ˈt(j)uːbəɹəs/
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adj
Meaning 2
Relating to tuberosities.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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adjective
Meaning 3
of or relating to or resembling a tuber
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a tuberous root
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree Latin tuba Latin tubusder. Middle French tubeder. English tube English -er English tuber Proto-Indo-European *h3ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h3édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English tuberous From tuber + -ous.
Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: mukulamainen — relating to tubers
- Finnish: mukula- — relating to tubers
- Russian: клубнево́й (klubnevój) — relating to tubers