tuberose 1
/toohb"rohz', tyoohb"-, tooh"beuh rohz', tyooh"-/ , n.
a bulbous plant, Polianthes tuberosa, of the agave family, cultivated for its spike of fragrant, creamy-white, lily-like flowers.
[ 1655-65; tuberosa, the specific epithet, fem. of L tuberosus TUBEROSE 2 ]
tuberose 2
/tooh"beuh rohs', tyooh"-/ , adj.
tuberous.
[ 1695-1705; tuberosus knobby. See TUBER 1 , -OSE 1 ]