genus tuber

1. 1.

   type genus of the Tuberaceae: fungi whose fruiting bodies are typically truffles

   SynonymsTuber

   Broaderfungus genus

   Part ofTuberaceae

Questions about genus tuber

What does genus tuber mean?

genus tuber means "type genus of the Tuberaceae: fungi whose fruiting bodies are typically truffles".

What is another word for genus tuber?

Close synonyms include Tuber. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus tuber a common word?

genus tuber is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.