gardenia

[gahr-dee-nyuh, -nee-uh] Origin

gar·de·nia

[gahr-dee-nyuh, -nee-uh]
noun
1.
any evergreen tree or shrub belonging to the genus Gardenia, of the madder family, native to the warmer parts of the Eastern Hemisphere, cultivated for its usually large, fragrant white flowers.
2.
the flower of any of these plants.

Origin:
< Neo-Latin (1760), after Alexander Garden (1730–91), American physician; see -ia
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gardenia (ɡɑːˈdiːnɪə)
 
n
1.  any evergreen shrub or tree of the Old World tropical rubiaceous genus Gardenia, cultivated for their large fragrant waxlike typically white flowers
2.  the flower of any of these shrubs
 
[C18: New Latin, named after Dr Alexander Garden (1730--91), American botanist]

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gardenia
1757, Mod.L., named for naturalist Dr. Alexander Garden (1730-1791), Vice President of the Royal Society.
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