tuberosity

Example Sentences

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Wrapped in a white cloth, his body was laid on a platform on a bed of flowers, made up of rose petals and tuberoses.

From BBC • Jan. 26, 2026

The town is within easy plucking distance of roses, jasmine, irises and tuberoses.

From Washington Post • Apr. 12, 2018

The wooden shutters of our room let in the scent of ginger and tuberoses, moonlight and stars, the sound of the surf.

From The New Yorker • Jul. 28, 2016

To bring poetry to life, Dali carried an elaborate, eagle-headed sword and distributed tuberoses to reporters.

From Time Magazine Archive

She could smell her mother's perfume, the scent of tuberoses that followed her still wherever she went.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat