TUBE
Tube, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tubed; p. pr. & vb. n. Tubing.]
Defn: To furnish with a tube; as, to tube a well.
TUBEFORM
Tube"form, a.
Defn: In the form of a tube; tubular; tubiform.
TUBE-NOSED Tube"-nosed`, a. (Zoöl.) (a) Having the nostrils prolonged in the form of horny tubes along the sides of the beak; — said of certain sea birds. (b) Belonging to the Tubinares.
TUBER
Tu"ber, n.Etym: [L., a hump. knob; probably akin to tumere to swell.
Cf. Tumid.]
1. (Bot.) (a) A fleshy, rounded stem or root, usually containing starchy matter, as the potato or arrowroot; a thickened root-stock. See Illust. of Tuberous. (b) A genus of fungi. See Truffle.
2. (Anat.)
Defn: A tuberosity; a tubercle.
TUBERCLE
Tu"ber*cle, n. Etym: [L. tuberculum, dim. of tuber: cf. F. tubercule,
OF. also tubercle. See Tuber.]