tuber

Example Sentences

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In most places, “Irish potatoes” means exactly what you think: starchy, dirt-covered tubers.

From Salon

I pictured roots swelling under the ground, the tubers round by now.

From Literature

In bananas and cassava, nearly all PTEs except chromium were found in higher amounts below ground, in roots and tubers.

From Science Daily

I loosened the soil around them with my cutlass and pulled out a cluster of tubers.

From Literature

Millions of tasty tubers have been rolling into the country's capital, Berlin, since mid-January, with residents risking icy streets to bag their share.

From BBC