Associations to the word «Tuber»

Wiktionary

TUBER, noun. A fleshy, thickened underground stem of a plant, usually containing stored starch, as for example a potato or arrowroot.
TUBER, noun. (horticulture) A thickened "root-stock".
TUBER, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Tuberaceae   — true truffles and close relatives.
TUBER CINEREUM, noun. (anatomy) The part of the hypothalamus to which the pituitary gland is attached

Dictionary definition

TUBER, noun. A fleshy underground stem or root serving for reproductive and food storage.
TUBER, noun. Type genus of the Tuberaceae: fungi whose fruiting bodies are typically truffles.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats