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tuberose |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Tuberose \Tube"rose`\, n. [Cf. G. tuberose, F. tub['e]reuse, NL Polianthes tuberosa. See {Tuberous}.] (Bot.) A plant ({Polianthes tuberosa}) with a tuberous root and a liliaceous flower. It is much cultivated for its beautiful and fragrant white blossoms. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Tuberose \Tu"ber*ose`\, a. Tuberous. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: tuberose n : a tuberous Mexican herb having grasslike leaves and cultivated for its spikes of highly fragrant lilylike waxy white flowers [syn: {Polianthes tuberosa}]
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