NOUN | plant | tuberose, Polianthes tuberosa | a tuberous Mexican herb having grasslike leaves and cultivated for its spikes of highly fragrant lily-like waxy white flowers |
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Meaning | A tuberous Mexican herb having grasslike leaves and cultivated for its spikes of highly fragrant lily-like waxy white flowers. | |
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Synonym | Polianthes tuberosa | |
Member of | Polianthes, genus Polianthes | genus of perennial tuberous herbs having lily-like flowers |
Broader | flower | A plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms |
Spanish | nardo | |
Catalan | Polianthes tuberosa |
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