The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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When Chavarria was being honored as the CFDA’s Menswear Designer of the Year in 2023, he arrived with Tokischa and Rauw Alejandro, all wearing complementary outfits that featured oversize silk gardenias.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 7, 2025
Busy gardeners should look for low-maintenance plants like ZZ plants, Chinese evergreens, pothos and philodendrons, while others may choose ferns, peace lilies, baby tears and gardenias that require a bit more attention and care.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 20, 2024
Like everything else, they were different this year — red gardenias instead of roses.
From Washington Post ● May 2, 2020
The stocks and gardenias and roses were heady with perfume, alive with butterflies of every color.
From The New Yorker ● Jul. 28, 2016
I stopped asking the bush to give me gardenias but continued watering it and clipping its branches.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
