Webster's 1913 Dictionary
STEPHANOTIS
Steph `a *no "tis, n. Etym: [NL. , fr. Gr.
1. (Bot. )
Defn: 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.
New American Oxford Dictionary
stephanotis
steph a no tis |ˌstefəˈnōtis ˌstɛfəˈnoʊdəs | ▶noun a Madagascan climbing plant that is cultivated for its fragrant waxy white flowers. [Genus Stephanotis, family Asclepiadaceae. ] ORIGIN modern Latin, from Greek, literally ‘fit for a wreath, ’ from stephanos ‘wreath. ’
Oxford Dictionary
stephanotis
stephanotis |ˌstɛfəˈnəʊtɪs | ▶noun a Madagascan climbing plant which is cultivated for its fragrant waxy white flowers. ●Genus Stephanotis, family Asclepiadaceae. ORIGIN modern Latin, from Greek, literally ‘fit for a wreath ’, from stephanos ‘wreath ’.
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