Stephanotis

UK: /ˌstɛfəˈnəʊtɪs/ US: (stef′ə nō′tis)

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steph•a•no•tis  (stef′ə nō′tis), n. 

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

• Greek stephanōtís (feminine adjective, adjectival) fit for a crown, derivative of stéphanos (masculine) crown
• Neo-Latin
• 1865–70

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stephanotis / 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

Etymology: 19th Century: via New Latin from Greek: fit for a crown, from stephanos a crown