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单词 stephanotis
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
steph•a•no•tis  (stef′ə nōtis),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Plant Biologyany vine belonging to the genus Stephanotis, of the milkweed family, having fragrant, waxy, white flowers and leathery leaves.
  • Greek stephanōtís (feminine adjective, adjectival) fit for a crown, derivative of stéphanos (masculine) crown
  • Neo-Latin
  • 1865–70

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
stephanotis /ˌstɛfəˈnəʊtɪs/ n
  1. any climbing asclepiadaceous shrub of the genus Stephanotis, esp S. floribunda, of Madagascar and Malaya: cultivated for their fragrant white waxy flowers
Etymology: 19th Century: via New Latin from Greek: fit for a crown, from stephanos a crown
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