tuberose

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Definition of tuberose in English Turkish dictionary

Related Terms

tuberous, tuberose

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Definition of tuberose in English English dictionary

A Mexican tuberous plant (Polianthes tuberosa) that has white flowers and grass-like leaves

{n} a sweet smelling flower, a plant

a tuberous Mexican herb having grasslike leaves and cultivated for its spikes of highly fragrant lilylike waxy white flowers

{i} bulbous flowering plant native of Mexico that bears creamy-white flowers that resemble lilies

Tuberous

It is much cultivated for its beautiful and fragrant white blossoms

A plant (Polianthes tuberosa) with a tuberous root and a liliaceous flower

{s} bulbous; having bulb-shaped lumps

Hyphenation

tube·rose

Etymology

[ 'tü-"brOz, 'tyü-, ] (noun.) 1664. New Latin tuberosa, specific epithet, from Latin, feminine of tuberosus tuberous, from tuber tuber.