PHILADELPHUS

Meaning of PHILADELPHUS in English

n. any highly-scented deciduous flowering shrub of the genus Philadelphus, esp. the mock orange.

[ mod.L f. Gk philadelphon ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012

PHILADELPHUS — noun see: -adelphous Date: 1783 mock orange 1
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PHILADELPHUS — ˌfiləˈdelfəs noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek philadelphos brotherly 1. capitalized : a genus of ornamental shrubs (family Saxifragaceae) of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PHILADELPHUS — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek philadelphos brotherly, from phil- + adelphos brother — more at -adelphous Date: 1783 : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PHILADELPHUS — [ ˌfɪlə'dɛlfəs ] ■ noun a mock orange. Origin C18: mod. L. (adopted by Linnaeus as a genus name), from …
Concise Oxford English vocab
PHILADELPHUS — [phil.a.del.phus] n [NL, fr. Gk philadelphos brotherly, fr. phil- + adelphos brother--more at -adelphous] (1950): mock orange 1
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PHILADELPHUS — genus of deciduous shrubs of the family Hydrangeaceae, including the popular garden forms commonly known as mock orange (from its …
Britannica English vocabulary
PHILADELPHUS — philadelphus BrE AmE ˌfɪl ə ˈdelf əs ▷ philadelphus|es ɪz əz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PHILADELPHUS — n. any highly-scented deciduous flowering shrub of the genus Philadelphus, esp. the mock orange. [mod.L f. Gk philadelphon]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PHILADELPHUS — n. any highly-scented deciduous flowering shrub of the genus Philadelphus, esp. the mock orange. Etymology: mod.L f. Gk philadelphon
Oxford English vocab
PHILADELPHUS — n. Pronunciation: ˌ fi-l ə - ' del-f ə s Function: noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek philadelphos brotherly, from …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PTOLEMY II PHILADELPHUS — born 308, Cos died 246 BC King of Egypt (285–246 BC), second king of the Ptolemaic dynasty. He reigned as …
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MOCK ORANGE — noun Date: 1731 any of a genus ( Philadelphus ) of ornamental shrubs of which several are widely grown for …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PTOLEMY I SOTER — born 367/366, Macedonia died 283/282 BC, Egypt Ruler of Egypt (323–285) and founder of the Ptolemaic dynasty. A Macedonian general …
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PTOLEMY — I Latin Claudius Ptolemaeus born с AD 100 died с AD 170 Greek astronomer and mathematician. He worked principally in …
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II — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Abdülhamid II Agesilaus II Aziz al Din Alamgir II Alexander II Amalric II Amenhotep …
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ALEXANDRIA, MUSEUM OF — Ancient centre of Classical learning at Alexandria , Egypt. It was a research institute, organized into faculties and headed by …
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MOCK ORANGE — noun 1. : a shrub of the genus Philadelphus — called also syringa 2. : any of several American shrubs …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PHILADELPHIAN — (a.) Of or pertaining to Ptolemy Philadelphus, or to one of the cities named Philadelphia, esp. the modern city in …
Английский словарь Webster
PHILADELPHIAN — ( a. ) Of or pertaining to Ptolemy Philadelphus, or to one of the cities named Philadelphia, esp. the modern …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SWEET MOCK ORANGE — the syringa, Philadelphus coronarius.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PTOLEMY II — (surnamed Philadelphus ) 309?-247? B.C., king of Egypt 285-247? (son of Ptolemy I).
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MOCK ORANGE — 1. Also called syringa . any of various shrubs belonging to the genus Philadelphus, of the saxifrage family, esp. P. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ATTALUS II — ( Philadelphus ) king of Pergamum c159-138 B.C.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MOCK ORANGE — Date: 1731 1. : any of a genus ( Philadelphus ) of ornamental shrubs of which several are widely grown …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PHILADELPHIAN — noun a native or an inhabitant of philadelphia. 2. philadelphian ·noun one of a society of mystics of the seventeenth …
Webster English vocab
MOCK ORANGE — ■ noun a bushy shrub with strongly scented white flowers resembling orange blossom. [ Philadelphus coronarius and related species.]
Concise Oxford English vocab
MOCK ORANGE — [mock orange] n (1731) 1: any of a genus (Philadelphus) of ornamental shrubs of the saxifrage family of which several …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SEPTUAGINT — abbreviation Lxx, the earliest extant Greek translation of the Old Testament from the original Hebrew, presumably made for the use …
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PUNT — in ancient Egyptian and Greek geography, the southern coast of the Red Sea and adjacent coasts of the Gulf of …
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BERENICE I — flourished c. 317, c. 275 BC queen of Egypt, third wife of Ptolemy I Soter, and mother of Arsinoe II …
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ARSINOE I — flourished 3rd century BC queen of Egypt, daughter of Lysimachus, king of Thrace, and first wife of Ptolemy II Philadelphus. …
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PTOLEMAEUS, OR PTOLEMY — was the common name of the Greek dynasty of Egyptian kings. PTOLEMAEUS I. SOTER, the son of Lagus, a Macedonian …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary

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