GARDENIA


Meaning of GARDENIA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ gär-ˈdē-nyə ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin, from Alexander Garden died 1791 Scottish naturalist

Date: 1760

: any of a large genus ( Gardenia ) of Old World tropical trees and shrubs of the madder family with showy fragrant white or yellow flowers

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.