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Meanings of tubers in English
Plant's underground storage organ formed by the swelling of an underground stem which produces buds and stores photosynthate metabolites/nutrients, forming a seasonal perennating organ, e.g.
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Streptomyces scabiei causes common scab, an economically important disease of potato tubers.
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Early sprouting of B33-TPP tubers correlated with a reduced abscisic acid content.
3
The fruit was far more gratifying to the taste than the tubers.
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The tubers contain a nutritious substance, and are eaten by the Tartars.
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Cerebellar tubers differ from supratentorial tubers both concerning shape and contrast behavior.
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They plant some kind of tubers in the roofs of their tunnels.
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The tubers, on the other hand, present a wonderful amount of diversity.
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The name was conferred in recognition of the shape of its root-tubers.
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In fact, I used not to eat my dahlia tubers at all.
10
At this time there were no tubers nor any signs of them.
11
But he picked some pods and pulled up a few red tubers.
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Potatoes, turnips, and such tubers, are only obtained by disturbing the freehold.
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Extracts are made from the underground tubers, which look like sweet potatoes.
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He followed the footprint out of the circle-andstopped: three freshly broken tubers.
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There are several varieties of poisonous plants, including most of the edible-looking tubers.
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Scab is caused by a fungus that attacks the surface of the tubers.
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United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common