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[syn: Madagascar jasmine, waxflower, Stephanotis floribunda]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
madagascar jasmine \madagascar jasmine\ n. (Bot.)
A twining woody vine (Stephanotis floribunda) of Madagascar
having thick dark waxy evergreen leaves and clusters of large
fragrant waxy white flowers along the stems; widely
cultivated in warm regions.
Syn: waxflower, Stephanotis floribunda.
[WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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.
[1913 Webster]
2. A perfume said to be prepared from the flowers of
Stephanotis floribunda.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Stephanotis floribunda
n 1: twining woody vine of Madagascar having thick dark waxy
evergreen leaves and clusters of large fragrant waxy white
flowers along the stems; widely cultivated in warm regions
[syn: Madagascar jasmine, waxflower, Stephanotis
floribunda]