Tuberousness

Tuberousness
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. [1913 Webster]

2. (Bot.) Consisting of, or bearing, tubers; resembling a tuber. [1913 Webster] -- {Tu"ber*ous*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]


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