polianthes : Idioms & Phrases
genus polianthes
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noun genus of perennial tuberous herbs having lily-like flowers; Mexico; sometimes placed in family Amaryllidaceae
Polianthes.
WordNet
polianthes tuberosa
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noun a tuberous Mexican herb having grasslike leaves and cultivated for its spikes of highly fragrant lily-like waxy white flowers
tuberose.