TUBEROSE


Meaning of TUBEROSE in English

1. adj.1 covered with tubers; knobby.

2 of or resembling a tuber.

3 bearing tubers.

Derivatives:

tuberosity n.

Etymology: L tuberosus f. TUBER 2. n. a plant, Polianthes tuberosa, native to Mexico, having heavily scented white funnel-like flowers and strap-shaped leaves.

Etymology: L tuberosa fem. (as TUBEROSE(1))

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.