tuber

A fleshy underground stem or root that stores nutrients and serves as a means of reproduction for certain plants.

• 🇨🇳块茎是某些植物地下茎或根的肉质膨大部分，用于储存养分并常作为繁殖器官。

1. Fleshy underground stem B2 formal

   A thickened, fleshy underground stem or root that stores nutrients and can produce new plants.

   • Potatoes are the most common type of tuber.
   • The plant stores energy in its tuber during winter.
   • Gardeners often divide tubers to propagate new plants.

   🇨🇳块茎

• tubers plural form
• tubers' possessive plural form
• tuber's possessive singular form