tube·rose 1 (t b r z , tyb-, tb -)n. A tuberous perennial Mexican herb (Polianthes tuberosa) having grasslike leaves and cultivated for its highly fragrant white flowers. [From New Latin t  bersa, species name, from feminine of Latin tbersus, full of lumps, from tber, lump; see tuber.] |
| tu·ber·ose 2 (tb-rs, ty-) adj. Variant of tuberous. |
tuberose
n [ˈtjuːbəˌrəʊz]
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a perennial Mexican agave plant, Polianthes tuberosa, having a tuberous root and spikes of white fragrant lily-like flowers
adj [ˈtjuːbəˌrəʊs]
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) a variant of tuberous
[from Latin tūberōsus full of lumps; referring to its root]
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| Noun | 1. |  tuberose - a tuberous Mexican herb having grasslike leaves and cultivated for its spikes of highly fragrant lily-like waxy white flowersflower - a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms genus Polianthes, Polianthes - genus of perennial tuberous herbs having lily-like flowers; Mexico; sometimes placed in family Amaryllidaceae |
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