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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
stephanotis
    n 1: any of various evergreen climbing shrubs of the genus
         Stephanotis having fragrant waxy flowers
2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Stephanotis \Steph`a*no"tis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? fit for a
   crown, fr. ? crown.]
   1. (Bot.) A genus of climbing asclepiadaceous shrubs, of
      Madagascar, Malaya, etc. They have fleshy or coriaceous
      opposite leaves, and large white waxy flowers in cymes.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. A perfume said to be prepared from the flowers of
      Stephanotis floribunda.
      [1913 Webster]
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