Wurzelknolle — meaning in English
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English meaning
- corm noun A short, vertical, swollen, underground stem of a plant (usually one of the monocots) that serves as a storage organ to enable the plant to survive winter or other adverse conditions such as drought.
- tuber noun A fleshy, thickened underground stem of a plant, usually containing stored starch, for example a potato or arrowroot.
Senses
Wurzelknolle is used for these senses in English:
- corm A short, vertical, swollen, underground stem of a plant (usually one of the monocots) that serves as a storage organ to enable the plant to survive winter or other adverse conditions such as drought.
- tuber A fleshy, thickened underground stem of a plant, usually containing stored starch, for example a potato or arrowroot.
tuber — full definition
- noun A fleshy, thickened underground stem of a plant, usually containing stored starch, for example a potato or arrowroot.
- noun A thickened rootstock.
- noun A rounded, protuberant structure in a human or animal body.