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tuberose

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tube·rose 1  (tbrz, tyb-, tb-)
n.
A tuberous perennial Mexican herb (Polianthes tuberosa) having grasslike leaves and cultivated for its highly fragrant white flowers.
[From New Latin tbersa, species name, from feminine of Latin tbersus, full of lumps, from tber, lump; see tuber.]
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Noun1.tuberosetuberose - a tuberous Mexican herb having grasslike leaves and cultivated for its spikes of highly fragrant lily-like waxy white flowers
Polianthes tuberosa
flower - 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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The trunks being now ready, he DE- after kissing his mother and sisters, and once more pressing to his bosom his adored Gretchen, who, dressed in simple white muslin, with a single tuberose in the ample folds of her rich brown hair, had tottered feebly down the stairs, still pale from the terror and excitement of the past evening, but longing to lay her poor aching head yet once again upon the breast of him whom she loved more dearly than life itself, PARTED.
A Tramp Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context
No, no, Albert, but you know these roses, tuberoses, and orange-flowers throw out at first, before one is used to them, such violent perfumes.
The Count of Monte Cristo by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
In the court he met little Eva,--a crown of tuberoses on her head, and her eyes radiant with delight.
Uncle Tom's Cabin by Stowe, Harriet Beecher View in context
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