tuber

Example Sentences

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What appears to have started as one man’s idea of a joke has spread in recent years, with more households offering the tuber in an effort to give the festivities a topsy-turvy spin.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

The movie starts in fictional Chuglass, Idaho, the “potato chip capital of America,” where a giant tuber mascot looms over the town.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2025

"The 30% increase in tuber mass observed in our field trials shows the promise of improving photosynthesis to enable climate-ready crops."

From Science Daily • Dec. 4, 2024

To protect that succulent tuber from rotting, hold off on watering the plants until you see new green growth.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 27, 2024

It comes from a stupendous tuber, which the women cultivate and dig from the ground, soak in the river, dry in the sun, pound to white powder in hollowed-out logs, and boil.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver