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tuberose

/ˈtubəɹoʊz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.64 in modern English

Syllables
tuberose
IPA
/ˈtubəɹoʊz/
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

tuberous

noun

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

noun

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

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Etymology

Etymology tree Latin tūber Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Latin tūberōsusbor. English tuberose Borrowed from Latin tūberōsus (“tuberous”).

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈtubəɹoʊz/
  • British English: /ˈtjuːbəɹəʊz/

Inflected Forms

more tuberose (comparative) most tuberose (superlative) tuberoses (plural)

Synonyms

polianthes tuberosa

Questions

How do you pronounce tuberose?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtubəɹoʊz/.
What does tuberose mean?
tuberous
Where does tuberose come from?
Etymology tree Latin tūber Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Latin tūberōsusbor. English tuberose Borrowed from Latin tūberōsus (“tuberous”).

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