TUBEROSE


Meaning of TUBEROSE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈtü-ˌbrōz, ˈtyü-, also ]

-bə-ˌrōz, -bə-ˌrōs noun

Etymology: New Latin tuberosa, specific epithet, from Latin, feminine of tuberosus tuberous, from tuber tuber

Date: 1664

: a Mexican bulbous herb ( Polianthes tuberosa ) of the agave family cultivated for its spike of fragrant white single or double flowers

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