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stephanotis
noun steph·a·no·tis \ˌste-fə-ˈnō-təs\
Definition of STEPHANOTIS
: any of a genus (Stephanotis, especially S. floribunda) of Old World tropical woody vines of the milkweed family with fragrant white waxy flowers having a tubular corolla terminating in five lobes
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Origin of STEPHANOTIS
New Latin, from Greek stephanōtis fit for a crown, from stephanos crown, from stephein to crown
First Known Use: 1843
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