stephanotis

stephanotis
steph·a·no·tis

English syllables. 2014.

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  • Stephanotis — Stephanotis …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Stephanotis — floribunda Systematik Euasteriden I Ordnung: Enzianartige (Gentianales) …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • stephanotis — [stef΄ə nōt′is] n. [ModL < Gr stephanōtis, fit for a crown < stephanos, that which surrounds, a crown < stephein, to encircle, crown, prob. < IE base * steb(h) , post, support, restrict > STAMP] any of a genus (Stephanotis) of… …   English World dictionary

  • 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Stephanōtis — (S. Thouars), Pflanzengattung aus der Familie der Asclepiadeae Pergularieae Hoyeae; Arten auf Madagascar u. bei uns cultivirt …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Stephanōtĭs — Dup. Thon., Gattung der Asklepiadazeen, windende, kahle Sträucher mit lederartigen Blättern, doldigen, einachseligen Blütenständen und großen, weißen, sehr wohlriechenden Blüten. Etwa 15 Arten auf Madagaskar, dem Malaiischen Archipel und auf Cuba …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • stephanotis — ► NOUN ▪ a climbing plant with fragrant waxy white flowers. ORIGIN Greek, fit for a wreath …   English terms dictionary

  • Stephanotis —   Stephanotis …   Wikipedia Español

  • Stephanotis — Stephanotis …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Stephanotis — Taxobox name = Stephanotis image width = image caption = regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Gentianales familia = Apocynaceae genus = Stephanotis genus authority = Thouars, 1802 subdivision ranks = Species… …   Wikipedia

  • stephanotis — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek stephanōtis fit for a crown, from stephanos crown, from stephein to crown Date: 1843 any of a genus (Stephanotis, especially S. floribunda) of Old World tropical woody vines of the milkweed family with… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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