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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024tube•rose1 (to̅o̅b′rōz′, tyo̅o̅b′-, to̅o̅′bə rōz′, tyo̅o̅′-),USA pronunciation n. - Plant Biologya bulbous plant, Polianthes tuberosa, of the agave family, cultivated for its spike of fragrant, creamy-white, lily-like flowers.
- Neo-Latin tuberosa, the specific epithet, feminine of Latin tūberōsus tuberose2
- 1655–65
- Botanytuberous.
- Latin tūberōsus knobby. See tuber1, -ose1
- 1695–1705
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: tuberose n /ˈtjuːbəˌrəʊz/- a perennial Mexican agave plant, Polianthes tuberosa, having a tuberous root and spikes of white fragrant lily-like flowers
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin tūberōsus full of lumps; referring to its root tu•ber•ous (to̅o̅′bər əs, tyo̅o̅′-),USA pronunciation adj. - Botanycharacterized by the presence of rounded or wartlike prominences or tubers.
- Botanyof the nature of such a prominence.
- Botanybearing tubers.
- Botanyhaving the nature of or resembling a tuber.
Also, tuberose. - Latin tūberōsus knobby. See tuber1, -ous
- 1640–50
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: tuberous /ˈtjuːbərəs/, tuberose /ˈtjuːbəˌrəʊs/ adj - (of plants or their parts) forming, bearing, or resembling a tuber or tubers
- of, relating to, or having warty protuberances or tubers
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin tūberōsus full of knobs; see tuber |