Tuberose

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Tuberose \Tube"rose`\, n. [Cf. G. tuberose, F. tub['e]reuse, NL.
     Polianthes tuberosa. See {Tuberous}.] (Bot.)
     A plant ({Polianthes tuberosa}) with a tuberous root and a
     liliaceous flower. It is much cultivated for its beautiful
     and fragrant white blossoms.
     [1913 Webster]



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Tuberose \Tu"ber*ose`\, a.
     Tuberous.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  tuberose
       n : a tuberous Mexican herb having grasslike leaves and
           cultivated for its spikes of highly fragrant lilylike
           waxy white flowers [syn: {Polianthes tuberosa}]