Tuberous

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Tuberous \Tu"ber*ous\, a. [L. tuberosus: cf. F. tub['e]reux. See
     {Tuber}, and cf. also {Tuberose}.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. Covered with knobby or wartlike prominences; knobbed.
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     2. (Bot.) Consisting of, or bearing, tubers; resembling a
        tuber.
        [1913 Webster] -- {Tu"ber*ous*ness}, n.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  tuberous
       adj : of or relating to or resembling a tuber; "a tuberous root"

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  49 Moby Thesaurus words for "tuberous":
     botanic, bulbous, burled, cereal, farinaceous, fruitlike, fruity,
     gnarled, gnarly, herbaceous, herbal, herbose, herbous, herby,
     knobbed, knobby, knoblike, knotted, knotty, knurled, knurly,
     leguminose, leguminous, nodal, noded, nodiform, nodular, nodulated,
     noduled, nubbled, nubbly, nubby, plantlike, radicated, radiciform,
     radicular, rhizoid, rootlike, studded, torose, tubercular,
     tuberculous, tuberose, vegetable, vegetal, vegetarian,
     vegetational, vegetative, weedy