How to Use tuber in a Sentence

tuber

noun

• The tubers survive in the soil, so the fern can reappear.
  — Kenneth Setzer, miamiherald, 20 Apr. 2018
• At the end of the season dig up your tubers and divide them.
  — Kyle Johnson, Sunset, 22 Jan. 2018
• When the foliage has turned papery and tan, pull it off of the tuber.
  — Dan Gill, NOLA.com, 28 Oct. 2020
• The tubers should be dug before the ground freezes more than an inch or so.
  — Dick Crum, Indianapolis Star, 23 Dec. 2017
• Leave a few inches of stalk attached to the tuber, but sift off all the dirt and trim back the roots.
  — Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 1 Nov. 2020
• Wait for the tubers to send shoots up to the surface, and watch as the leaves and blooms appear on the water.
  — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2024
• Potatoes, quite simply, are the tuber that changed the world.
  — Amiel Stanek, Bon Appétit, 9 Nov. 2021
• By now, one tuber will have grown into a clump of them.
  — oregonlive, 5 Apr. 2021
• Cut dahlia stems to one inch and store the tubers in the clump in sawdust or at the bottom of paper bags.
  — Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Sep. 2023
• The event is free, but tubers are required to sign a waiver.
  — Mitchell Byars, The Denver Post, 2 July 2019
• Use a spading fork to dig tubers on a sunny day when the soil is dry.
  — Mariah Thomas, Good Housekeeping, 29 Mar. 2023
• This is the first of a few tuber and root starches to consider.
  — Washington Post, 22 Feb. 2021
• Plant potatoes from tubers and onions from sets (small bulbs).
  — Debbie Arrington, sacbee, 23 Feb. 2018
• Pulling plants early keeps them from spreading by seeds, roots, and tubers (nuts) left in the ground.
  — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 7 July 2023
• Dahlia tubers should be lifted after the first frost and before the ground freezes.
  — Washington Post, 5 Nov. 2019
• The five foods in every blue zone are whole grains, greens, tubers – like sweet potato, nuts and beans.
  — Abc News, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2023
• Or, dig tubers out of their soil and store them in sawdust, again in the cool location.
  — Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Sep. 2023
• Start tubers in flats or pots of potting soil kept evenly moist in a warm area.
  — NOLA.com, 10 Feb. 2018
• Wait until the little plantlets pop up from the concave portion of the tuber.
  — Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 25 Feb. 2021
• When the potatoes are baked, the clay is cracked open and eaters can then dip the tubers into sauces made from herbs grown around the restaurant.
  — Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2023
• The tuber magnatum only grows in the wild in certain parts of Italy and the Balkans.
  — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 20 Oct. 2021
• Next, dig a hole or trench about 4 to 6 inches deep and place each tuber with its eye facing up.
  — Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living, 9 Mar. 2021
• While not a true bulb, they are grown from a tuber, which is simply an enlarged root.
  — Janet B. Carson, Arkansas Online, 4 Sep. 2022
• The first man, emerging from the hollow of a bamboo, found water, tubers, fine clay and resin.
  — Anvita Abbi, Scientific American, 16 May 2023
• Waiting until the plant is growing can damage the tuber and/or the roots.
  — oregonlive, 5 Apr. 2021
• The steep prices this year reflect the droughts the region suffered this summer, stunting the tuber’s growth.
  — Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes, 10 Nov. 2021
• Once potato plants turn yellow, the above-ground sugars have turned to starch and are in the below-ground tubers.
  — Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 24 Aug. 2023
• Once dug, place the solid tubers in a cool, dry location for the winter.
  — Dick Crum, Indianapolis Star, 23 Dec. 2017
• Cover the tubers with an inch of slightly acidic, loose, well-draining soil.
  — Kathy Huber, Houston Chronicle, 2 Feb. 2018
• But after harvesting and curing in the fall, the tuber can last for months, all the way into early spring.
  — Anna Luisa Rodriguez, Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024