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shlike plants with hard nutlike fruits. (b) A name for several species of Cyperus having tuberous roots. -- Rush broom, an Australian leguminous plant (Viminaria denudata), having long, slender branches. Also, the Spanish broom. See under Candle. -- Rush grass, any grass of the genus Vilfa, grasses with wiry stems an…

It is a native of Asia, but has been long cultivated in Europe for its edible clustered tuberous roots, which are very sweet.

ining starchy matter, as the potato or arrowroot; a thickened root-stock. See Illust. of Tuberous.

A plant (Polianthes tuberosa) with a tuberous root and a liliaceous flower. It is much cultivated for its beautiful and fragrant white blossoms.

The state of being tuberous.