tuber
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1. type genus of the Tuberaceae: fungi whose fruiting bodies are typically truffles (noun.plant)
| hypernym | : | fungus genus, |
| definition | : | includes lichen genera (noun.plant) |
| member holonym | : | earth-ball, earthnut, truffle, |
| definition | : | any of various highly prized edible subterranean fungi of the genus Tuber; grow naturally in southwestern Europe (noun.plant) |
| member meronym | : | family tuberaceae, tuberaceae, |
| definition | : | family of fungi whose ascocarps resemble tubers and vary in size from that of an acorn to that of a large apple (noun.plant) |
2. a fleshy underground stem or root serving for reproductive and food storage (noun.plant)
| hypernym | : | stalk, stem, |
| definition | : | a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | water chestnut, |
| definition | : | edible bulbous tuber of a Chinese marsh plant (noun.food) |
| hyponym | : | yam, |
| definition | : | edible tuber of any of several yams (noun.plant) |
| derivation | : | tuberous, |
| definition | : | of or relating to or resembling a tuber (adj.pert) |
| derivation | : | tuberous, |
| definition | : | of or relating to or resembling a tuber (adj.pert) |
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