Meanings
tuber1
nountuber (plural tubers or (uncommon, possibly obsolete) tubera)
plural tubers · obsolete plural possibly uncommon tubera
- agricultureA thickened rootstock.
- anatomyA rounded, protuberant structure in a human or animal body.
tuber2
Tuber3
Origin
tuber · noun
- Latintūber“bump, hump, swelling”
- Englishtuber
From Latin tūber (“bump, hump, swelling”).
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →tuber · noun
- Latintuba
- Latintubus
- Middle Frenchtube
- Englishtube
- Englishtuber
Translations
Bulgarian клу́бен, грудка
- клу́бен (klúben)fleshy underground stem
- грудка (grudka)fleshy underground stem
- буца (buca)anatomy: rounded, protuberant structure in body
Catalan tubercle
- tuberclefleshy underground stem
Chinese Mandarin 塊莖 /块茎, 塊根 /块根
- 塊莖 /块茎 (kuàijīng)fleshy underground stem
- 塊根 /块根 (kuàigēn)fleshy underground stem
- 球根 (qiúgēn)fleshy underground stem
Czech bulva, hlíza
- bulvafleshy underground stem
- hlízafleshy underground stem
Danish knold
- knoldfleshy underground stem
Dutch knol
- knolfleshy underground stem
Estonian mugul
- mugulfleshy underground stem
Finnish mukula, mukula
- mukulafleshy underground stem
- mukulahorticulture: thickened rootstock
French tubercule, protubérance
- tuberculefleshy underground stem
- protubéranceanatomy: rounded, protuberant structure in body
German Knolle, Wurzelknolle
- Knollefleshy underground stem
- Wurzelknollefleshy underground stem
Hungarian gumó
- gumófleshy underground stem
Indonesian umbi
- umbifleshy underground stem
Irish tiúbar
- tiúbarfleshy underground stem
Italian tubero
- tuberofleshy underground stem
Japanese 芋
- 芋 (imo)fleshy underground stem
Korean 괴경
- 괴경 (goegyeong)fleshy underground stem
Malay ubi, tuber
- ubifleshy underground stem
- tuberfleshy underground stem
Māori kōpura, tinaku
- kōpurafleshy underground stem
- tinakufleshy underground stem
Norwegian Bokmål knoll
- knollfleshy underground stem
Polish bulwa, guz
- bulwafleshy underground stem
- guzanatomy: rounded, protuberant structure in body
Portuguese tubérculo
- tubérculofleshy underground stem
Russian клу́бень
- клу́бень (klúbenʹ)fleshy underground stem
Spanish tubérculo, auyama
- tubérculofleshy underground stem
- auyamafleshy underground stem
Swedish knöl, rotknöl
- knölfleshy underground stem
- rotknölfleshy underground stem
- stamknölfleshy underground stem
- pålrotfleshy underground stem
- rotfruktfleshy underground stem
Tagalog busnginsuloy, lamang-lupa
- busnginsuloyfleshy underground stem
- lamang-lupafleshy underground stem
Tamil கிழங்கு
- கிழங்கு (kiḻaṅku)fleshy underground stem
Thai มัน
- มัน (man)fleshy underground stem
Turkish yumru
- yumrufleshy underground stem
Ukrainian бу́льба
- бу́льба (búlʹba)fleshy underground stem
Vietnamese củ
- củfleshy underground stem
Welsh cloronen
- cloronenfleshy underground stem
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with tuber
All rhymes →Sounds the same
(non-rhotic) tuba(non-rhotic) tuba
Anagrams
Cite this entry
APA
tuber. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tuber
MLA
“tuber.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tuber. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tuber,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tuber.
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