식물의 줄기나 뿌리가 비대해져 영양분을 저장하는 부분으로, 새로운 싹이 돋아나는 눈을 가지고 있다.
A much thickened underground part of a stem or rhizome, such as a potato, serving as a food reserve and bearing buds from which new plants arise.
예문:
"The potato is a common edible tuber that stores starch for the plant."
"You can grow new plants by cutting a tuber into pieces that each contain an eye."
"Dahlias are often propagated by dividing their thick tubers during the dormant season."
신체 기관이나 구조물에 나타나는 둥근 돌기나 융기된 부분.
A rounded swelling or protuberant part on an organ or body structure.
예문:
"The tuber cinereum is a hollow eminence of gray matter situated between the optic chiasm and the mammillary bodies."
"The surgeon identified a small tuber on the surface of the patient's liver."
강물에 떠내려가거나 경사면을 내려오기 위해 공기를 넣은 튜브를 타는 사람.
A person who floats down a river or slides down a slope on an inflated inner tube.
예문:
"During the hot summer weekends, the river is crowded with tubers and kayakers."
"The ski resort opened a new park specifically designed for snow tubers."