polianthes : Idioms & Phrases


genus polianthes

  • noun genus of perennial tuberous herbs having lily-like flowers; Mexico; sometimes placed in family Amaryllidaceae
    Polianthes.
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polianthes tuberosa

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