stephanotis

steph·a·no·tis

S0739500 (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 flowersbush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stemsgenus Stephanotis - genus of Old World tropical woody vinesMadagascar 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