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Added 9 October 2026

tuber

/ˈtjuːbə(ɹ)/ noun

Latin root: tūber Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about tuber at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A fleshy, thickened underground stem of a plant, usually containing stored starch, for example a potato or arrowroot.
A thickened rootstock.
A rounded, protuberant structure in a human or animal body.

noun

One who tubes.

Origin

From Latin tūber (“bump, hump, swelling”).

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