TUBEROUS


Meaning of TUBEROUS in English

ˈt(y)übərəs adjective

also tu·ber·ose -bəˌrōs

Etymology: Latin tuberosus, from tuber + -osus -ose — more at tuber

1. archaic : covered with or divided into knobby prominences : knobbed

2.

a. : consisting of, bearing, or resembling a tuber

b. : of, relating to, or being a tuber or tuberous root of a plant : having or reproducing by such structures

• tu·ber·ous·ly adverb

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