tuberous plant
— Noun
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~ plant growing from a tuber
tuberous begonia
— Noun
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~ any of numerous begonias having large tuberous roots
hybrid tuberous begonia
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~ any of numerous hybrid begonias having tuberous roots and variously colored flowers
potato tuberworm
— Noun
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~ larva of potato moth; mines in leaves and stems of e.g. potatoes and tobacco
tubful
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~ the amount that a tub will hold; "a tub of water"
tubing
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~ conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases
capillary tubing
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~ a tube of small internal diameter; holds liquid by capillary action
tubman
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~ United States abolitionist born a slave on a plantation in Maryland and became a famous conductor on the Underground Railroad leading other slaves to freedom in the North (1820-1913)
Harriet Tubman
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~ United States abolitionist born a slave on a plantation in Maryland and became a famous conductor on the Underground Railroad leading other slaves to freedom in the North (1820-1913)
tubocurarine
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~ a toxic alkaloid found in certain tropical South American trees that is a powerful relaxant for striated muscles; "curare acts by blocking cholinergic transmission at the myoneural junction"
Tubuai Islands
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~ a chain of small islands in French Polynesia
tubular cavity
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~ a cavity having the shape of a tube
seminiferous tubule
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~ any of the numerous long convoluted tubules in the testis which are the sites where spermatozoa mature
Tubulidentata
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~ an order of Eutheria
Tucana
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~ a large faint constellation in the southern hemisphere containing most of the Small Magellanic Cloud
tuchman
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~ United States historian (1912-1989)
Barbara Tuchman
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~ United States historian (1912-1989)
nip and tuck
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~ plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face; an incision is made near the hair line and skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised; "some actresses have more than one face lift"