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Definition of Polianthes tuberosa
1. Noun. A tuberous Mexican herb having grasslike leaves and cultivated for its spikes of highly fragrant lily-like waxy white flowers.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Polianthes Tuberosa
Literary usage of Polianthes tuberosa
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Garden and Farm Topics / by Peter Henderson by Peter Henderson (1884)
"THE TUBEROSE, (polianthes tuberosa.) THE original Single species is a native of
the East Indies, and was introduced early in the sixteenth century. ..."
2. Garden and Farm Topics / by Peter Henderson by Peter Henderson (1884)
"THE TUBEROSE, (polianthes tuberosa.) THE original Single species is a native of
the East Indies, and was introduced early in the sixteenth century. ..."
3. The American Botanist edited by Willard Nelson Clute (1911)
"Our plant, which in scientific parlance is polianthes tuberosa has nothing in
... polianthes tuberosa was apparently too lengthly for popular usage and the ..."
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