stephanotis

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But the almost fancied zephyr of stephanotis was mingling with the rustle at her elbow; she turned her head inquiringly in that direction, and Crane's eyes peeped at her over the stone wall of their narrow lids.

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  1. noun Any of various woody climbing plants of the genus Stephanotis, especially S. floribunda of Madagascar, cultivated for its showy fragrant white flowers.

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  • The notes include blood orange, passion fruit, citron, pink magnolia, quince blossom, stephanotis, white cedar, musk and vanilla. —  Now Smell This
  • The bride carried a hand cluster with ivory hydrangea, white freesia, white peonies, and stephanotis with pearl pins. —  news | WM | http://www.starnewsonline.com
  • Go ... warthog: One reviewer on Amazon said: Except for the color, the BC700 looks exactly the same as the better-known ... stephanotis: I just started Smart for Life to lose some pregnancy weight. —  Gear Diary
  • Lindi's bouquet was made from white and cream roses, tulips, stephanotis dotted with pearls, and mini calla lilies. —  Local News | The Bryan College Station Eagle
  • The bride, who wore her hair in a bun with a long veil, held a bouquet of orchids and stephanotis with crystals. —  The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com
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  1. Greek stephanōtis, deserving a crown, from stephanos, crown, wreath, from stephein, to crown.
 

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