tu|ber|ose

tu|ber|ose
tube|rose1 «TOOB ROHS, TYOOB-», noun.
a plant with a spike of creamy-white, very fragrant flowers shaped like funnels. The tuberose grows from a bulb or tuber and belongs to the agave family.
[< Latin tūberōsa, feminine of tūberōsus; see etym. at tuberous; (Cf.tuberous) often taken as if < tube + rose]
tu|ber|ose2 «TOO buh rohs, TYOO-», adjective.
= tuberous. (Cf.tuberous)

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  • su|ber|ose — «SOO buh rohs», adjective. of or like cork; corky; subereous …   Useful english dictionary

  • suberose — su·ber·ose …   English syllables

  • su — acap·su·lar; al·lo·gnath·o·su·chus; an·su; at·su·ge·wi; au·su; au·su·bo; ba·bas·su; ba·su·ral; ba·su·to; be·su·go; bur·su·la; bus·su; cae·su·ra; cae·su·ral; cap·su·la; cap·su·lar; cap·su·late; cap·su·la·tion; cap·su·min; ca·su·al·ism;… …   English syllables

  • Suberose — Su ber*ose , Suberous Su ber*ous, a. [L. suber the cork tree: cf. F. sub[ e]reux.] (Bot.) Having a corky texture. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Suberous — Suberose Su ber*ose , Suberous Su ber*ous, a. [L. suber the cork tree: cf. F. sub[ e]reux.] (Bot.) Having a corky texture. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Tuberose — Tu ber*ose , a. Tuberous. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • li — ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; acan·tho·ceph·a·li; acan·tho·li·mon; aceph·a·li·na; acet·y·li·za·tion; acho·li; ade·lo·spon·dy·li; ae·go·li·us; ae·o·li·an·ly; ae·tha·li·oid;… …   English syllables

  • er — er·i·an·thus; er·ic; er·i·ca; er·i·ca·ce·ae; er·i·cad; er·i·ca·les; er·i·ce·tal; er·i·ce·tic·o·lous; er·i·coid; er·i·co·phyte; erig·er·on; er·i·glos·sa; er·ik·ite; er·i·na·ceous; er·i·na·ceus; er·in·ite; er·i·nose; er·i·o·bot·rya;… …   English syllables

  • Re — Re; re·able; re·absorb; re·absorption; re·accept; re·access; re·accession; re·acclimatization; re·acclimatize; re·accommodate; re·accommodation; re·accounting; re·accredit; re·accreditation; re·acetylation; re·acknowledge; re·acquaint;… …   English syllables

  • ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… …   English syllables

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