| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | tu·ber |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  t  b r, ty- |
| NOUN: | 1. A swollen, fleshy, usually underground stem of a plant, such as the potato, bearing buds from which new plant shoots arise. 2. A rounded projection or swelling; a tubercle. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Latin t ber, lump. See teu- in Appendix I.
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