tuber

tūber, ĕris, n. [from root tum, tumeo], a hump, bump, swelling, tumor, protuberance on animal bodies, whether natural or caused by disease.

• I Lit.: cameli, Plin. 8, 18, 26, § 67: boum, id. 8, 45, 70, § 179: tubera ... anserino adipe curantur, tumors, id. 30, 12, 33, § 107; so id. 22, 24, 50, § 107; 26, 14, 87, § 139 al.; cf.: colaphis tuber est totum caput, is one boil, i. e. is full of boils, Ter. Ad. 245.—Prov.: ubi uber, ibi tuber, there are no roses without thorns, App. Flor. 18: qui ne tuberibus propriis offendat amicum Postulat, ignoscet verrucis illius, boils ... warts, for great and slight faults, Hor. S. 1, 3, 73. —
• II Transf., of plants.
• • A A knob, hard excrescence on wood: tuber utrumque arboris ejus, Plin. 16, 16, 27, § 68; 16, 43. 84, § 231; 25, 8, 54, § 95.—
  • B A kind of mushroom, a truffle, moril, a favorite article of food among the Romans, Plin. 19, 2, 11, § 33: tenerrima verno esse, id. 19, 3, 13, § 37 sq.; Juv. 5, 116; 5, 119; 14, 7; Mart. 13, 50, 2.—
  • C Tuber terrae.
  • • 1 Mole-hill, as a term of abuse, Petr. 58.—
    • 2 Another name for the cyclaminon, Plin. 25, 9, 67, § 115.

tŭber, ĕris, m. and f.

• Fem., a kind of apple-tree, Plin. 16, 25, 42, § 103; Col. 11, 2, 11; Pall. Jan. 15, 20; id. Sept. 14, 1.—
• II Masc., the fruit of this tree, Plin. 15, 14, 14, § 47; Mart. 13, 42, 1; 13, 43, 2; Suet. Dom. 16.

1. tūber, eris, n. (tumeo), jeder (natürliche od. krankhafte) Auswuchs am Körper, Höcker, Buckel, Beule, Geschwulst, I) eig. u. bildl.: a) eig.: cameli, Plin.: boum, Plin.: v. Geschwülsten, Beulen, Plin.: tuber est totum caput, ist voller Beulen, Ter.: exsecto sub aure tubere, Capit. – Sprichw., s. 2. uber. – b) bildl., tubera, Beulen = große Fehler (Ggstz. verrucae, Bläschen = kleine Fehler), Hor. sat. 1, 3, 73. – II) übtr.: 1) der Knorren am Holze, Plin. 16, 68 u.a. – 2) der Wurzelknollen, tubera radicis rotunda, runde knollige Wurzel, Plin. 25, 95. – 3) eine Art Erdschwämme, Morchel, u. viell. bes. Trüffel, Plin., Mart. u.a. – 4) tuber terrae, a) = cyclaminos (w.s.), Plin. 25, 115. – b) = Maulwurfshaufen, -hügel, als Schimpfwort, Petron. 58, 4.

2. tuber, eris, c., a) masc., eine Art Äpfel od. Baumfrüchte, viell. Nußpfirsiche, Suet. u.a. – b) fem., der Baum dieser Früchte, Colum. u.a. – Nbf. tubur, Plin. 15, 47 u. 17, 75.

1 tuber [CL] 1 lump, protuberance, or swelling (on body). ~er, tumor, asuollen GlC T 326; ~er, hofer Ib. T 332; struma, gibbus, ~er Osb. Glouc. Deriv. 564; quia pedes habebat deformes, instituit sibi fieri longos et in summitate acutissimos subtolares, ita ut operiret pedes et eorum celaret ~era, que vulgo vocantur uniones Ord. Vit. VIII 10 p. 323; cetus invenitur in fine piscium ‥ habens magnum ~er in dorso Sculp. Lap. 450; palpo ‥ / minutam scabiem appellat ulcera, / leprosi Naaman verrucas tubera Walt. Wimb. Palpo 90. 2 protuberance or lump (on or as part of object). b lump or knot of cloth or wool, burl. quod planum sit in superficie sine omni ~ere R. Niger Mil. I 54.  b a noppe of clothe, ~erus, ~er, tumentum CathA. 3 fungus, mushroom, toadstool, or sim.. hoc ~er, -ris, i. quedam herba que aliter boletus dicitur Osb. Glouc. Deriv. 573; unum significat boletus, tubera, fungi Garl. Syn. 1583A; ~er, musserun, paddukmete (Garl. Unus) Teaching Latin II 169; a paddokstole, boletus, fungus, ~er, trusta [v. l. tufra] CathA; tubera, taddechese WW. 4 (fig.) swelling with pride. quia numquam fastuoso / tumuisti tubere Walt. Wimb. Virgo 105. 5 (in list of words). quot litteris [neutra] finiuntur nomina? ‥ duodecim ‥ ut poema, mare, gummi, cornu, mel, regnum, numen, ~er, sidus, lac, caput, aliquid Alcuin Gram. 862D; item in -er syllaba finita, ut cadaver, papaver, suber, laser, siler, iter, ~er, cicer Bonif. AG 485.

2 tuber [cf. CL tuber], decorated or fitted with small protuberances, (in quot. her.) nebuly. ~erum Spelman Asp. 105 (v. tuberculatus).

1 tūbĕr, (13) ĕris, n. (tumeo), ¶ 1 tumeur, excroissance, bosse : Ter. Ad. 245 ; Plin. 8, 67 ; Hor. S. 1, 3, 73 ; [prov.] ubi uber, ibi tuber Apul. Flor. 18, où il y a mamelle, il y a bosse = pas de roses sans épines ¶ 2 nœud, excroissance du bois : Plin. 16, 68 ; 16, 231 ¶ 3 truffe : Plin. 19, 33 ; Juv. 5, 116 ; Mart. 13, 50, 2 ¶ 4 tuber terræ a) truffe : Petr. 58, 4 ; b) autre nom du cyclaminon : Plin. 25, 115.

2 tŭbĕr, ĕris, ¶ 1 f. , azerolier [arbre] : Plin. 16, 103 ; Col. Rust. 11, 2, 11 ; Pall. 2, 15, 20 ¶ 2 m. , azerole, fruit de lʼazerolier : Plin. 15, 47 ; Mart. 13, 42, 1.

tuber , eris. m. f.
山裡紅。山楂。

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tuber , eris. n.
腫瘡。趼。山藥。白薯。薯。— terrae 芋頭。

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tūber eris, n

• 1 TV-, a lump, bump, swelling, tumor, protuberance, hump: colaphis tuber est totum caput, is one boil, T.—Poet.: tuberibus propriis offendere amicum, i. e. great faults, H.— A mushroom, truffle, moril, Iu.