stephanotis

steph·a·no·tis

 (stĕf′ə-nō′tĭs)

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.

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[Greek stephanōtis, deserving a crown, from stephanos, crown, wreath, from stephein, to crown.]

stephanotis

(ˌstɛfəˈnəʊtɪs)

n

(Plants) any climbing asclepiadaceous shrub of the genus Stephanotis, esp S. floribunda, of Madagascar and Malaya: cultivated for their fragrant white waxy flowers

[C19: via New Latin from Greek: fit for a crown, from stephanos a crown]

steph•a•no•tis

(ˌstɛf əˈnoʊ tɪs)

n.

any vine belonging to the genus Stephanotis, of the milkweed family, having fragrant, waxy, white flowers and leathery leaves.

[1865–70; < New Latin < Greek stephanōtís (feminine adj.) fit for a crown, derivative of stéphanos (masculine) crown]

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stephanotis - any of various evergreen climbing shrubs of the genus Stephanotis having fragrant waxy flowers bush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems genus 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