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   Tu·ber

   /ˈto͞obər/

   

   noun

   • 1. a much thickened underground part of a stem or rhizome, e.g. in the potato, serving as a food reserve and bearing buds from which new plants arise.
   • ▪ a tuberous root, e.g. of the dahlia.
   • 2. a rounded swelling or protuberant part: "tuber cinereum"

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from Latin, literally ‘hump, swelling’.

   Scrabble Points: 7

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