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| tube·rose [ tb rz, tbə rz ] (plural tube·ros·es) |
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Mexican flowering plant: a perennial agave with blade-shaped leaves. Flowers: fragrant, white, in spikes. Native to: Mexico. Latin name Polianthes tuberosa.
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| [Mid-17th century. < modern Latin tuberosa< Latin tuberosus< tuber "swelling"] |
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