tuberose Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a tuberous Mexican herb having grasslike leaves and cultivated for its spikes of highly fragrant lily-like waxy white flowers
    Polianthes tuberosa.

WordNet

Tube"rose` noun
Etymology
Cf. G. tuberose, F. tubéreuse, NL. Polianthes tuberosa. See Tuberous.
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) A plant (Polianthes tuberosa) with a tuberous root and a liliaceous flower. It is much cultivated for its beautiful and fragrant white blossoms.
Tu"ber*ose` adjective
Definitions
  1. Tuberous.

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