tuber : Idioms & Phrases
bulbo-tuber
Bul"bo-tu`ber noun
Etymology
Definitions
(Bot.) A corm.
Webster 1913
genus tuber
-
noun type genus of the Tuberaceae: fungi whose fruiting bodies are typically truffles
Tuber.
WordNet
potato tuber moth
-
noun greyish-brown moth whose larva is the potato tuberworm
splitworm; Phthorimaea operculella; potato moth.
WordNet
tuber root
-
noun erect perennial of eastern and southern United States having showy orange flowers
butterfly weed; Indian paintbrush; pleurisy root; chigger flower; chiggerflower; Asclepias tuberosa; orange milkweed.