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Gardenia augusta

Gardenia augusta

8.1
An evergreen bush with big white scented flowers and shiny leaves
  • noun
  • Specialized
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  • The Gardenia augusta in our backyard filled the air with its sweet scent each summer.

Examples

  • Her bouquet included several sprigs of Gardenia augusta to add fragrance and elegance.

  • Botanists admire Gardenia augusta for both its ornamental value and its aromatic blossoms.

  • The Gardenia augusta blooms beautifully in the summer.

  • I love the scent of Gardenia augusta in my garden.

  • Botanists admire Gardenia augusta for both its ornamental value and its aromatic blossoms.

  • The Gardenia augusta in our backyard filled the air with its sweet scent each summer.

  • Her bouquet included several sprigs of Gardenia augusta to add fragrance and elegance.

Synonyms

gardenia
vsGardenia augusta
2 6.0

A small bush with large, sweet-smelling white or yellow flowers

focuses on waxy white flowers rather than including yellow varieties
cape jasmine
vsGardenia augusta
6.7

An evergreen shrub with shiny leaves and large sweet-smelling white flowers

is the same plant but known by an alternate common name
Gardenia jasminoides
vsGardenia augusta
  • Specialized
7.7

An evergreen shrub with glossy leaves and large white flowers that smell sweet

emphasizes the waxy quality of the white flowers and glossy leaves
crepe gardenia
vsGardenia augusta
  • Indian
9.9

A tropical shrub with glossy leaves and fragrant white flowers that open at night

produces smooth waxy white flowers that are not defined by night blooming

Surface Forms

Gardenia augusta singular

Morphology

gardenia + augusta

This is a botanical binomial made of the genus name 'gardenia' plus a specific epithet 'augusta'; knowing 'gardenia' and that the second word is a name/label allows a learner to infer it denotes a particular kind or species of gardenia. Although 'augusta' is not a common English lexical item, the construction is compositional (type-of + label) and follows widespread scientific naming conventions, so its basic meaning is readily derivable.

Etymology

Gardenia augusta comes from a man who collected plants, Alexander Garden, which gave the first part Gardenia, and the second part augusta, which means 'majestic' or 'grand'. So the name creates an image of Garden's showy, fragrant shrub with large white flowers and helps you remember this elegant evergreen.