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tuberoses

tuberoses is the plural of tuberose.

Meaning of tuberose

Noun

tuberose (plural tuberoses)

  1. Any plant in genera Polianthes or Manfreda (syns. of Agave), now both in Agave subg. Manfreda.
    1. especially Agave amica (syn. Poliantes tuberosa), that has white flowers and grass-like leaves, used in perfumery.
      • Only now Mariam saw a basket on the sill. White tuberoses spilled from its sides.2007, Khaled Hosseini, A Thousand Splendid Suns, BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING (2018), page 59

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Questions about tuberoses

What is tuberoses the plural of?
Tuberoses is the plural of tuberose.

Words near tuberoses in the dictionary

  1. tuberomammillary
  2. tuberon
  3. tuberons
  4. tuberoplasty
  5. tuberose
  6. tuberoses
  7. tuberoside
  8. tuberositas
  9. tuberosities
  10. tuberosity
  11. tuberosphere

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