stephanotis

American  

[stef-uh-noh-tis] / ˌstɛf əˈnoʊ tɪs /

noun

1. any vine belonging to the genus Stephanotis, of the milkweed family, having fragrant, waxy, white flowers and leathery leaves.

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stephanotis British  

/ ˌstɛfəˈnəʊtɪs /

noun

1. any climbing asclepiadaceous shrub of the genus Stephanotis, esp S. floribunda, of Madagascar and Malaya: cultivated for their fragrant white waxy flowers

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Etymology

Origin of stephanotis

1865–70; < New Latin < Greek stephanōtís (feminine adj.) fit for a crown, derivative of stéphanos (masculine) crown

Example Sentences

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stephanotis

Soon, classic floral scents — rose, lily of the valley, violet, stephanotis — were sold alongside grooming products, bespoke fragrances concocted for wealthy clients in the shop’s cellar.

From New York Times ● May 9, 2018

Third, she painted a bridegroom, dashing in a dark suit with white stephanotis for his boutonnière.

From The New Yorker ● Apr. 26, 2010

Charlotte Ford, 24, curtsied and gave Meg a bouquet of roses and stephanotis.

From Time Magazine Archive

The brown fingers of the peasant women are tying and pressing all the miraculous bloom of the earth into the fair fingers of Saxon girls—great packages of roses, pink lilies, clematis, stephanotis, and honeysuckle.

From Mike Fletcher A Novel by Moore, George (George Augustus)

O dear, no; they are so lovely," answered Clarissa, bending over a pyramid of stephanotis, "one can scarcely have too many of them.

From The Lovels of Arden by Braddon, M. E. (Mary Elizabeth)