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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tuber

/ˈtubɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.64 in modern English

Syllables
tu-ber
IPA
/ˈtubɚ/
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fleshy, thickened underground stem of a plant, usually containing stored starch, for example a potato or arrowroot.

noun

A thickened rootstock.

noun

A rounded, protuberant structure in a human or animal body.

noun

One who tubes.

name

A surname.

Etymology

From Latin tūber (“bump, hump, swelling”).

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈtubɚ/
  • British English: /ˈtjuːbə(ɹ)/

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Medicine.

Inflected Forms

tubers (plural) tubera (obsolete, plural)

Derived Forms

fleshtuber lignotuber microtuber minituber perituber supertuberation tuberal tuberiferous tuberiform tuberin tuberization tuberize

Phrases

storage tuber tuber cinereum tuber fleeceflower

Frequently Paired Words

tubercle tubercular

Homonyms

(non-rhotic) tuba

Rhymes With

uber gruber huber zuber guber stuber suber luber bubar goober boober

Questions

How do you pronounce tuber?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtubɚ/.
What does tuber mean?
A fleshy, thickened underground stem of a plant, usually containing stored starch, for example a potato or arrowroot.
Where does tuber come from?
From Latin tūber (“bump, hump, swelling”).

How to pronounce tuber

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