tuberaceous

adjective

see tuberaceae

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tuberāˈceous adjective

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Main Entry: ↑tuber

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tuberaceous, a. Bot.

(tjuːbəˈreɪʃəs)

[f. mod.L. Tūberāceī (masc. pl.), -āceæ (fem. pl.), f. Tūber: see prec. 1 b and -aceous.]

Belonging to the order Tuberaceæ or Tuberacei of discomycetous fungi, typified by the genus Tuber.

in Cent. Dict. Suppl.