Tuber
See also: tuber
Translingual
editEtymology
editLatin tuber (“swelling, truffle”)
Proper noun
editTuber n
- A taxonomic genus within the family Tuberaceae – true truffles and close relatives.
Hypernyms
edit- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Fungi – kingdom; Dikarya – subkingdom; Ascomycota – phylum; Pezizomycotina – subphylum; Pezizomycetes – class; Pezizales – order; Tuberaceae - family
Hyponyms
edit- For species see Tuber on Wikispecies.Wikispecies or Tuber on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
References
edit- Truffle on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Tuber on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Tuber on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Tuber at MycoBank
English
editEtymology
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Proper noun
editTuber (plural Tubers)
- A surname.
Statistics
edit- According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Tuber is the 125322nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 187 individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Tuber”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.