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