tuber
/ˈtjuːbə/noun
उच्चारण ट्यूब
कंद
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noun
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the short thick round part of an underground stem or root of some plants, such as the potato, which stores food and from which new plants grow
कंद
- Potato tubers are planted in rows in October.
- Many forest communities collect wild tubers for food.
◇Word family
tuberous adjective
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General knowledge
The potato is a stem tuber, while the sweet potato is a tuberous root.
आलू एक stem tuber (तना कंद) है, जबकि शकरकंद एक tuberous root (जड़ कंद) है।