tu|ber|ous

tu|ber|ous
tu|ber|ous «TOO buhr uhs, TYOO-», adjective.
1. bearing tubers: »

a tuberous plant.

2. of or like a tuber or tubers.
3. of the nature of tubers or abnormal swellings.
4. covered with rounded knobs or swellings.
[< Latin tūberōsus < tūber, -eris lump]

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