Meanings
adjectivetuberose (comparative more tuberose, superlative most tuberose)
comparative more tuberose · superlative most tuberose
nountuberose (plural tuberoses)
plural tuberoses
- Any plant in genera Polianthes or Manfreda (syns. of Agave), now both in Agave subg. Manfreda.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna tuberous Mexican herb having grasslike leaves and cultivated for its spikes of highly fragrant lily-like waxy white flowers
Similar
Polianthes tuberosa
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latintūber
- Proto-Indo-European*h₃ed-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₃édosder.?
- Latintūberōsus
- Englishtuberose
Borrowed from Latin tūberōsus (“tuberous”).
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bengali রজনীগন্ধা
- রজনীগন্ধা (rojnigondha)Polianthes tuberosa
Bulgarian тубероза
- тубероза (tuberoza)Polianthes tuberosa
Catalan nard
- nardPolianthes tuberosa
Czech tuberóza
- tuberózaPolianthes tuberosa
Finnish tuberoosa, tuberosa
- tuberoosaPolianthes tuberosa
- tuberosaPolianthes tuberosa
French tubéreuse
- tubéreusePolianthes tuberosa
German Tuberose
- TuberosePolianthes tuberosa
Hindi रजनीगंधा
- रजनीगंधा (rajnīgandhā)Polianthes tuberosa
Hungarian tubarózsa
- tubarózsaPolianthes tuberosa
Indonesian sedap malam
- sedap malamPolianthes tuberosa
Polish tuberoza bulwiasta
- tuberoza bulwiastaPolianthes tuberosa
Portuguese nardo
- nardoPolianthes tuberosa
Romanian tuberoză
- tuberozăPolianthes tuberosa
Russian тубероза
- тубероза (tuberoza)Polianthes tuberosa
Spanish nardo
- nardoPolianthes tuberosa
Turkish sümbülteber
- sümbülteberPolianthes tuberosa
Cite this entry
APA
tuberose. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tuberose
MLA
“tuberose.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tuberose. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tuberose,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tuberose.
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