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stephanotis


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Stephanotis  \Steph`a*no"tis\,  n.  [NL.,  fr  Gr  ?  fit  for  a 
  crown,  fr  ?  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}. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  stephanotis 
  n  :  any  of  various  evergreen  climbing  shrubs  of  the  genus 
  Stephanotis  having  fragrant  waxy  flowers 




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