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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A tuberous perennial Mexican plant (Polianthes tuberosa) having grasslike leaves and cultivated for its highly fragrant white flowers, which yield an essential oil formerly used in perfumery.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[From New Latin tūberōsa, species name, from feminine of Latin tūberōsus, full of lumps, from tūber, lump; see tuber.]
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