Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Tuberose"

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) 1.7 (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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