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stephanotis
noun[ C or U ]
uk /ˌstef.əˈnəʊ.tɪs/ us /ˌstef.əˈnoʊ.t̬ɪs/pluralstephanotis
a climbing plant with small, white, sweet-smelling flowers. It grows wild in tropical areas and is also often used as a houseplant(= a plant that is grown inside a house):
In the greenhouse, she grows scented plants for the house, like stephanotis and jasmine.
The bride carried a bouquet of gardenias and stephanotis.
Climbers scramble up the walls, with a glossy stephanotis making a frame around the entrance.
The bridesmaids wore blue taffeta dresses and carried pink carnations and stephanotis.
It gives off an incredibly strong stephanotis scent.
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