English Explanatory Dictionary

tuberose

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. tuberous
noun
  1. Any plant in genera Polianthes or Manfreda (syns. of Agave), now both in Agave subg. Manfreda.
  2. especially Agave amica (syn. Poliantes tuberosa), that has white flowers and grass-like leaves, used in perfumery.

Pronunciation

/ˈtubəɹoʊz/ /ˈtjuːbəɹəʊz/

Word forms

tuberose more tuberose most tuberose tuberoses

Etymology

From Latin tūberōsus (“tuberous”).

Translations

Bengali: রজনীগন্ধা Bulgarian: тубероза Catalan: nard Czech: tuberóza Finnish: tuberoosa Finnish: tuberosa French: tubéreuse German: Tuberose Hindi: रजनीगंधा Hungarian: tubarózsa Indonesian: sedap malam Polish: tuberoza bulwiasta Portuguese: nardo Punjabi: رجنی گندھا Romanian: tuberoză Russian: тубероза Spanish: nardo Ottoman Turkish: تبر
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