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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NURSE

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