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Webster 1913 Edition


Stephanotis


Stephˊa-no′tis

,
Noun.
[NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK] fit for a crown, fr. [GREEK] crown.]
1.
(Bot.)
A genus of climbing asclepiadaceous shrubs, of Madagascar, Malaya, etc. They have fleshy or coriaceous opposite leaves, and large white waxy flowers in cymes.
2.
A perfume said to be prepared from the flowers of
Stephanotis floribunda
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Definition 2024


stephanotis

stephanotis

See also: Stephanotis

English

Noun

stephanotis (plural stephanotises)

  1. (botany) Any of the genus Stephanotis of climbing asclepiadaceous shrubs with large white waxy flowers in cymes.
  2. A perfume said to be prepared from the flowers of Stephanotis floribunda.