STEPHANOTIS

Meaning of STEPHANOTIS in English

( n. )

A genus of climbing asclepiadaceous shrubs, of Madagascar, Malaya, etc. They have fleshy or coriaceous opposite leaves, and large white waxy flowers in cymes.

Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

STEPHANOTIS — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek stephanōtis fit for a crown, from stephanos crown, from stephein to crown Date: 1843 …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
STEPHANOTIS — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈnōd.ə̇s noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek stephanōtis fit for a crown, from stephanos crown 1. capitalized : a genus …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STEPHANOTIS — (n.) A perfume said to be prepared from the flowers of Stephanotis floribunda.
Английский словарь Webster
STEPHANOTIS — (n.) A genus of climbing asclepiadaceous shrubs, of Madagascar, Malaya, etc. They have fleshy or coriaceous opposite leaves, and large …
Английский словарь Webster
STEPHANOTIS — ( n. ) A perfume said to be prepared from the flowers of Stephanotis floribunda.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STEPHANOTIS — /stef'euh noh"tis/ , n. any vine belonging to the genus Stephanotis, of the milkweed family, having fragrant, waxy, white flowers …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
STEPHANOTIS — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek stephanōtis fit for a crown, from stephanos crown, from stephein to crown Date: 1843 …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
STEPHANOTIS — noun a perfume said to be prepared from the flowers of stephanotis floribunda. 2. stephanotis ·noun a genus of climbing …
Webster English vocab
STEPHANOTIS — [ ˌstɛfə'nəʊtɪs ] ■ noun a Madagascan climbing plant cultivated for its fragrant waxy white flowers. [Genus Stephanotis .] Origin …
Concise Oxford English vocab
STEPHANOTIS — [steph.a.no.tis] n [NL, fr. Gk stephanotis fit for a crown, fr. stephanos crown, fr. stephein to crown] (1843): any of …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
STEPHANOTIS — genus of the milkweed family (Asclepiadaceae) containing about 15 species of climbing plants native to Southeast Asia and Madagascar. Its …
Britannica English vocabulary
STEPHANOTIS — stephanotis BrE AmE ˌstef ə ˈnəʊt ɪs § -əs AmE -ˈnoʊt̬ əs
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
STEPHANOTIS — n. any climbing tropical plant of the genus Stephanotis, cultivated for its fragrant waxy usu. white flowers. [mod.L f. Gk, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
STEPHANOTIS — n. any climbing tropical plant of the genus Stephanotis, cultivated for its fragrant waxy usu. white flowers. [ mod.L f. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
STEPHANOTIS — n. any climbing tropical plant of the genus Stephanotis, cultivated for its fragrant waxy usu. white flowers. Etymology: mod.L f. …
Oxford English vocab
STEPHANOTIS — n. Pronunciation: ˌ ste-f ə - ' n ō -t ə s Function: noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek stephan …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
WAXFLOWER — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : a climbing plant ( Stephanotis floribunda ) of Madagascar often cultivated in the greenhouse for its …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MADAGASCAR JASMINE — noun Usage: usually capitalized M : a twining vine ( Stephanotis floribunda ) native to Madagascar that is used as …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MILKWEED FAMILY — the plant family Asclepiadaceae, characterized by herbaceous plants, shrubs, and vines having simple, opposite or whorled leaves, usually milky juice, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MADAGASCAR JASMINE — a Madagascan twining, woody vine, Stephanotis floribunda, of the milkweed family, having waxy-white, fragrant flowers. Also called wax flower .
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WAXPLANT — also spelled Wax Plant, any of a number of unrelated plants that are waxy in some respect. Most popular as …
Britannica English vocabulary
JASMINE — also spelled Jessamine, any member of the genus Jasminum of the olive family (Oleaceae), which contains about 300 tropical and …
Britannica English vocabulary
POSY — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ All the bridesmaids carried posies of spring flowers, and wore antique pearl and gold necklaces …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HOTHOUSE — noun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ hothouse flowers EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ For almost two weeks, Saigon was a hothouse …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GARDENIA — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ And if you have partial sun, holly fern would be a good choice, as would …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FLOWER — n. 25B6; noun blue flowers : BLOOM, blossom, floweret, floret. See lists. the flower of the nation's youth : BEST, …
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