steph·a·no·tis (st f  -n  t s)n. pl. steph·a·no·tis·es Any of various woody climbing plants of the genus Stephanotis, especially S. floribunda of Madagascar, cultivated for its showy fragrant white flowers. [Greek stephan tis, deserving a crown, from stephanos, crown, wreath, from stephein, to crown.] |
stephanotis [ˌstɛfəˈnəʊtɪs]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any climbing asclepiadaceous shrub of the genus Stephanotis, esp S. floribunda, of Madagascar and Malaya: cultivated for their fragrant white waxy flowers
[via New Latin from Greek: fit for a crown, from stephanos a crown]
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| Noun | 1. |  stephanotis - any of various evergreen climbing shrubs of the genus Stephanotis having fragrant waxy flowersgenus Stephanotis - genus of Old World tropical woody vines Madagascar jasmine, Stephanotis floribunda, waxflower - twining woody vine of Madagascar having thick dark waxy evergreen leaves and clusters of large fragrant waxy white flowers along the stems; widely cultivated in warm regions |
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