tuberization

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noun

The development of tubers.

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Meanings

nountuberization (countable and uncountable, plural tuberizations)

plural tuberizations

  1. countableuncountablebiologyThe development of tubers.

    Several reports indicate high levels of cytokinins (CKs) in leaves of induced potato plants, but the connection with tuberization is not clear.

    2002, Lalit M. Srivastava, Plant Growth and Development: Hormones and Environment

Origin

From tuber + -ization.

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APA

tuberization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tuberization

MLA

“tuberization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tuberization. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tuberization,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tuberization.

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