TUBEROUS

tuberous

(adjective) of or relating to or resembling a tuber; “a tuberous root”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

tuberous (not comparable)

Relating to, resembling, or producing tubers

Relating to tuberosities

Anagrams

• bus route, busroute, subroute

Source: Wiktionary


Tu"ber*ous, a. Etym: [L. tuberosus: cf. F. tubéreux. See Tuber, and cf. also Tuberose.]

1. Covered with knobby or wartlike prominences; knobbed.

2. (Bot.)

Definition: Consisting of, or bearing, tubers; resembling a tuber.

– Tu"ber*ous*ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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