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tuberose

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tuberose: see amaryllis amaryllis (ăm'ərĭl`ĭs)
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tuberous, tuberose
1. (of plants or their parts) forming, bearing, or resembling a tuber or tubers
2. Anatomy of, relating to, or having warty protuberances or tubers


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The trunks being now ready, he DE- after kissing his mother and sisters, and once more pressing to his bosom his adored Gretchen, who, dressed in simple white muslin, with a single tuberose in the ample folds of her rich brown hair, had tottered feebly down the stairs, still pale from the terror and excitement of the past evening, but longing to lay her poor aching head yet once again upon the breast of him whom she loved more dearly than life itself, PARTED.
No, no, Albert, but you know these roses, tuberoses, and orange-flowers throw out at first, before one is used to them, such violent perfumes.
In the court he met little Eva,--a crown of tuberoses on her head, and her eyes radiant with delight.
 
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