Gardenia
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5.2
- noun
- /ɡɑːrˈdiːniə/
- Specialized
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gardenia
- In summer, the gardenia bushes bloom, creating a stunning display of white flowers.
So this has notes of Sicilian bergamot, velvet gardenia, Egyptian Jasmine.
- So this has notes of Sicilian bergamot, velvet gardenia, Egyptian Jasmine.
Examples
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So this has notes of Sicilian bergamot, velvet gardenia, Egyptian Jasmine.
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A six-legged, soft-bodied insect called coffee green scale can plague gardenia, ginger, and a host of other crops, including citrus and, of course, coffee.
Academic text (2000) -
He buy gardenia from me...
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Leggett buys a gardenia every day.
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A strong scent of gardenia, patchouli, and jasmine invaded the house.
Fiction book (1999) -
The sweet fragrance of gardenia filled the air as we walked through the tropical garden.
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She chose to wear a gardenia in her hair for the special occasion.
Synonyms
An evergreen shrub with shiny leaves and large sweet-smelling white flowers
Compounds
- Indian
A tropical shrub with glossy leaves and fragrant white flowers that open at night
- Specialized
An evergreen shrub with glossy leaves and large white flowers that smell sweet
How Fragrant
Surface Forms
Morphology
Gardenia = Garden (opaque) = Garden + ia
The form is historically an eponym from the surname Garden plus the scientific suffix -ia, so its meaning is not recoverable from the modern common noun garden.
Etymology
Gardenia is named after the plant scientist Alexander Garden, and the ending -ia is a common way to form the name of a plant. So a Gardenia is a shrub with fragrant white or yellow flowers, and you can remember it by thinking of a lovely 'garden' full of sweet-smelling blooms.