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tuberous

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Covered with knobby or wartlike prominences; knobbed.

Consisting of, or bearing, tubers; resembling a tuber.

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a tuberous root Source: Internet

A contemporary Hawaiian diet consists of many tuberous plants, particularly sweet potato and kalo. Source: Internet

Display of (tuberous) begonias, Hampton Court Flower Show Because of their sometimes showy flowers of white, pink, scarlet, or yellow color and often attractively marked leaves, many species and innumerable hybrids and cultivars are cultivated. Source: Internet

Culinary uses Although the leaves and shoots are also edible, the starchy tuberous roots are by far the most important product. Source: Internet

Many begonias will grow and flower year-round except for tuberous begonias, which usually have a dormant period. Source: Internet

This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. citation Three-coloured Indian cress (Tropaeolum tricolor) is another tuberous, climbing species grown for its attractive red, purple and yellow tubular flowers. Source: Internet

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