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A potato is a tuber.
What does Tuber mean?
a thick underground plant part that stores food.
Dictionary definition
A tuber is a thick underground part of some plants that stores food and can grow into a new plant, such as a potato.
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Tuber in a sentence
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The science book showed how a tuber stores food for a plant.
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Gardeners can grow some plants from a tuber because it holds stored energy.
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What does tuber mean?
Tuber means a thick underground plant part that stores food.
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Which word or phrase is closest in meaning to tuber?
Underground plant part is close in meaning to tuber because it describes the plant structure in a simple way.
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WordTuber.
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MeaningTuber means a thick underground plant part that stores food.
ExampleExample: A potato is a tuber.
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- too · ber
- Strongest beat
- too
- Ending
- ber
- Tip
- Put a little extra energy on too.
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Synonyms
Words like Tuber
underground plant partA simple phrase for the plant structure.
storage organA science phrase for a plant part that stores food.
plant food storeA learner-friendly phrase for the stored-food function.
Antonyms
Opposite words
leafA plant part above ground that is different from a tuber.
flowerA plant part used for blooming, not for storing food underground.
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Tuber word family
Base word
tuber
noun
tuber
A thick underground plant part that stores food.
noun
tubers
More than one underground storage part.
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