lignotuber

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈlɪgnəʊˌtjuːbə(r)/
• Hyphenation: lig‧no‧tu‧ber

Noun

Singular lignotuber

Plural lignotubers

Lignotuber of Stangeria eriopus.

Cussionia paniculata lignotuber.

A plant (Hairpin Banksia) reshooting from a lignotuber after a fire, Australia (Lane Cove National Park).

1. (countable) (botany) A lignotuber is a large root buried in the ground that can produce one or more tree trunks.

   Many Australian eucalypt trees have lignotubers which let the tree regrow after a bushfire.

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