Polianthes

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: genus of perennial tuberous herbs having lilylike flowers; Mexico; sometimes placed in family Amaryllidaceae
Synonym: genus Polianthes

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Polianthes

Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Magnoliophyta
Class:	Liliopsida
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Agavaceae
Genus:	Polianthes L.

Species

Polianthes tuberosa
and others

Polianthes is a genus of plants in the Agavaceae family. It includes tuberose (Polianthes tuberosa), a plant that is commonly used in perfume making.

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