Tuber
PLANT'S UNDERGROUND STORAGE ORGAN FORMED BY THE SWELLING OF AN UNDERGROUND STEM WHICH PRODUCES BUDS AND STORES PHOTOSYNTHATE METABOLITES/NUTRIENTS, FORMING A SEASONAL PERENNATING ORGAN, E.G. A POTATO
Tuberous root; Tubers; Tuberous; Culture of tubers; Root tuber; Stem tuber; Storage root; Tuberous crops
Tubers are a type of enlarged structure used as storage organs for nutrients in some plants. They are used for the plant's perennation (survival of the winter or dry months), to provide energy and nutrients for regrowth during the next growing season, and as a means of asexual reproduction.