storage tuber

noun

A modified, thickened plant stem or root that serves as an organ for storing nutrients to support the plant's survival during harsh conditions.

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nounstorage tuber (plural storage tubers)

plural storage tubers

  1. biologyA modified, thickened plant stem or root that serves as an organ for storing nutrients to support the plant's survival during harsh conditions.

    There is also produced each year at the end of a stalk one new storage tuber.

    1918, Royal Society of South Australia, Transactions, Volumes 42-44, page 3
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