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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[Cf. G.

tuberose

, F.

tubéreuse

, NL.

Polianthes tuberosa

. See

(Bot.)

A plant (

Polianthes tuberosa

) with a tuberous root and a liliaceous flower. It is much cultivated for its beautiful and fragrant white blossoms.

Adj.

Tuberous.

Noun.

[L. tuberosa.] A plant with a tuberous root and a liliaceous flower, the Polianthus tuberosa; formerly called the tuberous hyacinth.