tuberose
See also: Tuberose
English
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Etymology
[edit]From Latin tūberōsus (“tuberous”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈtubəɹoʊz/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtjuːbəɹəʊz/
Adjective
[edit]tuberose (comparative more tuberose, superlative most tuberose)
Noun
[edit]tuberose (plural tuberoses)
- Any plant in genera Polianthes or Manfreda (syns. of Agave), now both in Agave subg. Manfreda.
- especially Agave amica (syn. Poliantes tuberosa), that has white flowers and grass-like leaves, used in perfumery.
- 2007, Khaled Hosseini, A Thousand Splendid Suns, BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING (2018), page 59:
- Only now Mariam saw a basket on the sill. White tuberoses spilled from its sides.
- especially Agave amica (syn. Poliantes tuberosa), that has white flowers and grass-like leaves, used in perfumery.
Translations
[edit]Polianthes tuberosa
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References
[edit]- “tuberose”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Anagrams
[edit]Danish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]tuberose c (singular definite tuberosen, plural indefinite tuberoser)
- tuberose (Agave)
- Synonym: nathyacint
Declension
[edit]| common gender |
singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | tuberose | tuberosen | tuberoser | tuberoserne |
| genitive | tuberoses | tuberosens | tuberosers | tuberosernes |
Further reading
[edit]Italian
[edit]Adjective
[edit]tuberose
Anagrams
[edit]Latin
[edit]Adjective
[edit]tūberōse
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