gardenia
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.
the flower of any of these plants.
Origin of gardenia
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How to use gardenia in a sentence
Other perfumey flowers, including hyacinth, jasmine, gardenia, tuberose, paperwhite and lilac, are also more likely to irritate sensitive noses.
How to enjoy fresh flowers at home, without the sneezing and wheezing | Ashley Abramson | April 1, 2021 | Washington PostOn the nose, pear and candied lemon unite with soft gardenia.
A daisy in the grass bored him; a gardenia emitting its strangely unreal perfume on a dung heap brought all his powers into play.
December Love | Robert HichensNearly twenty years ago, and the faint scent of the gardenia Florida remains in my nostrils!
The Gay Lord Quex | Arthur W. PineroAnd now what will you wear in your button-hole—a gardenia, or some violets?
Peter | F. Hopkinson Smith
Gordon was sitting on the corner of the bed, looking very fine with a gardenia in his buttonhole.
A Top-Floor Idyl | George van SchaickHe was wearing a morning coat, faultlessly pressed, and in its buttonhole bloomed a gardenia.
Tutors' Lane | Wilmarth Lewis
British Dictionary definitions for gardenia
/ (ɡɑːˈdiːnɪə) /
any evergreen shrub or tree of the Old World tropical rubiaceous genus Gardenia, cultivated for their large fragrant waxlike typically white flowers
the flower of any of these shrubs
Origin of gardenia
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