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Gardenia

noun

Any of various shrubs and small trees of the genus Gardenia having large fragrant white or yellow flowers.

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"Gardenia" Quotes from Famous Books

... morning. Very hardy if properly covered, and grows to a good-sized bush. 2. Kaiserin Augusta White, with a lemon tint in the Victoria. folds; the fragrance is peculiar to itself, faintly suggesting the Gardenia. 3. Gruss an Teplitz. One of the newer crimson roses, vigorous, with well-cupped flowers. Good for decorative value in the garden, but not a rose of sentiment. 4. Killarney. One of the newer roses that has made good. Beautiful pointed buds of shell-pink, full and at the same time delicate. The foliage ...

— The Garden, You, and I • Mabel Osgood Wright

Words linked to "Gardenia" : shrub, bush, Gardenia augusta, crepe gardenia, cape jasmine, cape jessamine, genus Gardenia