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Webster 1913 Edition
Stephanotis
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Stephˊa-no′tis
,Noun.
[NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK] fit for a crown, fr. [GREEK] 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
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