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Tuberose   Listen
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Tuberose  n.  (Bot.) A plant (Polianthes tuberosa) with a tuberous root and a liliaceous flower. It is much cultivated for its beautiful and fragrant white blossoms.






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"Tuberose" Quotes from Famous Books



... be the very thing. It's sure to please the people we shall bring over for it—and of course they'll be in the front rows. Yes, I must put that down. We ought to have a song next. Mrs. TUBEROSE, you promised to come and sing for us—you ...
— Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 104, April 22, 1893 • Various

... for a long time, unable to effect the proper combinations, for orange is dominant in the fragrance of this flower. He attempted several combinations and ended in achieving the exact blend by joining tuberose and rose to orange, the whole united by ...
— Against The Grain • Joris-Karl Huysmans



Words linked to "Tuberose" :   Polianthes, Polianthes tuberosa



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