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bouvardia Bot.|buːˈvɑːdɪə|
[mod.L., f. the name of Dr. Charles Bouvard (died 1658), superintendent of the Jardin du Roi, Paris: see -ia.]
Any plant of the rubiaceous genus of this name, which was introduced from Mexico and Central America, bearing handsome red, yellow, or white flowers.
1846Lindley Veg. Kingd. 764 The fragrance or beauty..of the Gardenias,..Bouvardias, Catesbæas, &c. is unsurpassed in the vegetable kingdom. 1873A. D. Whitney Other Girls vi. 64 Scarlet bouvardias and snowy deutzias. 1907Westm. Gaz. 9 Oct. 2/1 The garden, with odorous bouvardias all awake. |