(botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes, absorbs water and mineral salts, usually it anchors the plant to the ground
English: root
Bahasa: akar
umbiBahasa Indonesia
root, tuber
Less common
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Noun
A fleshy underground stem or root serving for reproductive and food storage
English: tuber
Bahasa: ubi
Less certain link between this word and this sense.