tuberose

From Latin tūberōsus (“tuberous”).

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈtubəɹoʊz/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈtjuːbəɹəʊz/

tuberose (comparative more tuberose, superlative most tuberose)

1. tuberous

tuberose (plural tuberoses)

1. Any plant in genera Polianthes or Manfreda (syns. of Agave), now both in Agave subg. Manfreda.
   1. 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.

• “tuberose”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

• to be sure

tuberose

1. feminine plural of tuberoso

• estuberò, ubertose

tūberōse

1. vocative masculine singular of tūberōsus