tuberous plant

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• tuberous plant — noun plant growing from a tuber • Hypernyms: ↑vascular plant, ↑tracheophyte …   Useful english dictionary

• plant — plantable, adj. plantless, adj. plantlike, adj. /plant, plahnt/, n. 1. any member of the kingdom Plantae, comprising multicellular organisms that typically produce their own food from inorganic matter by the process of photosynthesis and that… …   Universalium

• Tuberous root — A tuberous root is a modified lateral root, enlarged to function as a storage organ. It is thus different in origin but similar in function and coarse appearance to a tuber. Examples of plants with notable tuberous roots include the sweet potato… …   Wikipedia

• Plant pathology — For the journal, see Plant Pathology (journal). Agriculture …   Wikipedia

• tuberous — adjective Date: 1650 1. consisting of, bearing, or resembling a tuber 2. of, relating to, or being a plant tuber or tuberous root of a plant …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• tuberous — tu•ber•ous [[t]ˈtu bər əs, ˈtyu [/t]] adj. 1) bot pat characterized by the presence of rounded or wartlike prominences 2) bot (of a plant) bearing tubers 3) bot of or resembling a tuber • Etymology: 1640–50; < L tūberōsus knobby …   From formal English to slang

• vascular plant — noun green plant having a vascular system: ferns, gymnosperms, angiosperms • Syn: ↑tracheophyte • Hypernyms: ↑plant, ↑flora, ↑plant life • Hyponyms: ↑pteridophyt …   Useful english dictionary

• Carnivorous plant — Insectivorous Plants redirects here. For the book by Charles Darwin, see Insectivorous Plants (book). Nepenthes mirabilis in flower, growing on a road cut in Palau Carnivorous plants are plants that derive some or most of their nutrients (but not …   Wikipedia

• Glossary of plant morphology terms — Biologists that study plant morphology use a number of different terms to describe plant organs and parts that can be observed with the human eye using no more than a hand held magnifying lens. These terms are used to identify and classify plants …   Wikipedia

• List of plant morphology terms — Biologists that study plant morphology use a number of different terms to describe plant organs and parts that can be observed with the human eye using no more than a hand held magnifying lens. These terms are used to identify and classify plants …   Wikipedia

• reproductive system, plant — Introduction       any of the systems, sexual or asexual, by which plants reproduce. In plants, as in animals, the end result of reproduction is the continuation of a given species, and the ability to reproduce is, therefore, rather conservative …   Universalium