Search Result for "stephanotis floribunda":
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

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]


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]