tuber

Latin > English

tuber tuberis N M :: exotic fruit; (azarole or oriental medlar); the bush (Crataegus azarolus)
tuber tuber tuberis N N :: tumor, protuberance, bump, excrescence; truffle; plant with tubereous root

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

tŭber: ĕris, m. and f.
I 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.
tūber: ĕris, n. from root tum, tumeo,
I 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. 2, 2, 37.—Prov.: ubi uber, ibi tuber, there are no roses without thorns, App. Flor. p. 359, 29: 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.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

(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 l’azerolier : Plin. 15, 47 ; Mart. 13, 42, 1.

Latin > German (Georges)

(1) tūber¹, 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) tuber², 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.

Latin > Chinese

tuber, eris. m. f. :: 山裡紅。山楂
tuber, eris. n. :: 腫瘡。趼。山藥。白薯。薯。— terrae 芋頭。