tuberous
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Adjective (1)
- of or relating to or resembling a tuber“a tuberous root”Relating to tuber
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Tu′ber·ous adjective
Origin: L. tuberosus: cf. F. tubéreux. See Tuber, and cf. also Tuberose.
1. Covered with knobby or wartlike prominences; knobbed.
2. Botany Consisting of, or bearing, tubers; resembling a tuber.
— Tu′wb-a1′>′ber·ous·ness, noun
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54