Definition of tuberoses Tuberoses
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What does tuberoses mean?
Wiktionary 
- tuberoses (Noun)
Plural of tuberose.
Part of speech
🔤- tuberoses, noun, plural of tuberose.
WordNet
NounPlural: tuberoses |
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| tuberose - a tuberous Mexican herb having grasslike leaves and cultivated for its spikes of highly fragrant lily-like waxy white flowers | ||
| Polianthes tuberosa | ||
| flower reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts | ||
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Wiktionary
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- tuberose (n.)
A plant (Polianthes tuberosa) with a tuberous root and a liliaceous flower. It is much cultivated for its beautiful and fragrant white blossoms. - tuberose (a.)
Tuberous.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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tuberose
tū′be-rōs, or tūb′rōz, n. a genus of Liliaceæ—the Common Tuberose, a garden and greenhouse bulb, having creamy-white, fragrant flowers. [From L. tuberosa, tuberous, used in the botanical name Polianthes tuberosa; the second pronunciation shows popular confusion with rose.]
Part of speech
🔤- tuberose, noun, singular of tuberoses.
