Parts of the root that get swollen and engorged with starch. Potatoes are tubers, NOT vegetables.

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Tubers are modified plant structures that are meant to store nutrients. Examples include the Idaho potato, Jerusalem artichoke and sweet potato. The daylily also has unedible tubers.

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What is a tuber?

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∙ 15y ago

Updated: 10/6/2023

Tubers are various types of modified plant structures that are enlarged to store nutrients. They are used by plants to overwinter and regrow the next year and as a means of asexual reproduction. Two different groups of tubers are: stem tubers, and root tubers

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Is ginger a stem or root tuber?

Yes, ginger is a tuber.

Is radish a tuber or modified root?

It is a tuber.

Can you give me an example of one tuber?

A potato is a tuber

What is the name of an Andes tuber?

An Andes tuber is known as an OCA.

When was Merope tuber created?

Merope tuber was created in 1838.

When was Tuber gibbosum created?

Tuber gibbosum was created in 1899.

When was Tuber oregonense created?

Tuber oregonense was created in 2010.

What nicknames does David Tuber go by?

David Tuber goes by Dave.

What tuber begins with letter s?

Sweet potatoes are a tuber vegetable. They begin with the letter s.Sweet potato is not a tuber. It is a root. In strict scientific language a tuber is a modified stem. Hence Solanum tuberosumhas tubers

What is a tuber staple?

Potatoes. Tuber is another name for a root type crop.

When was David Tuber born?

David Tuber was born on July 5, 1982.

Where is the indigenous home of this versatile tuber.?

The coastal region of Spain is the indigenous home of this versatile tuber.