tuber

Etymology

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

noun

  1. A fleshy, thickened underground stem of a plant, usually containing stored starch, for example a potato or arrowroot.
  2. (horticulture) A thickened rootstock.
  3. (anatomy) A rounded, protuberant structure in a human or animal body.

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