a perennial Mexican plant (Polianthes tuberosa) of the agave family, growing from a tuber or bulb and having white, sweet-scented flowers borne in racemes
Origin of tuberose
Modern Latin tuberosa from Classical Latin tuberosus, tuberoustuberose
tu·ber·ose tuberous
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tuberose
noun
A tuberous perennial Mexican plant (Polianthes tuberosa) having grasslike leaves and cultivated for its highly fragrant white flowers, which yield an essential oil formerly used in perfumery.
Origin of tuberose
From New Latin tūberōsa species name from feminine of Latin tūberōsus full of lumps from tūber lump ; see tuber .adjective
Variant of tuberous
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Noun
(plural tuberoses)
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