GlossaryOctober 04, 2005

What is a Tuber?

A short thick rounded part of a stem usually found underground. The potatoes that we eat are tubers of the potato plant. A storage organ used for propagation. It may be a fleshy root (eg Dahlia) or a swollen underground stem.

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