crepe jasmine

crepe jasmine
noun
tropical shrub having glossy foliage and fragrant nocturnal flowers with crimped or wavy corollas; northern India to Thailand
Syn:
Hypernyms: ↑shrub, ↑bush
Member Holonyms: ↑Tabernaemontana, ↑genus Tabernaemontana

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  • crape jasmine — n. a tropical shrub ({Tabernaemontana divaricata}), native to India, having glossy foliage and fragrant nocturnal flowers with crimped or wavy corollas; Northern India to Thailand. Syn: crepe jasmine, crepe gardenia, pinwheel flower, East Indian… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Tabernaemontana divaricata — crape jasmine crape jasmine n. a tropical shrub ({Tabernaemontana divaricata}), native to India, having glossy foliage and fragrant nocturnal flowers with crimped or wavy corollas; Northern India to Thailand. Syn: crepe jasmine, crepe gardenia,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Adam's apple — noun 1. tropical shrub having glossy foliage and fragrant nocturnal flowers with crimped or wavy corollas; northern India to Thailand • Syn: ↑crape jasmine, ↑crepe jasmine, ↑crepe gardenia, ↑pinwheel flower, ↑East Indian rosebay, ↑Nero s crown,… …   Useful english dictionary

  • coffee rose — noun tropical shrub having glossy foliage and fragrant nocturnal flowers with crimped or wavy corollas; northern India to Thailand • Syn: ↑crape jasmine, ↑crepe jasmine, ↑crepe gardenia, ↑pinwheel flower, ↑East Indian rosebay, ↑Adam s apple,… …   Useful english dictionary

  • East Indian rosebay — noun tropical shrub having glossy foliage and fragrant nocturnal flowers with crimped or wavy corollas; northern India to Thailand • Syn: ↑crape jasmine, ↑crepe jasmine, ↑crepe gardenia, ↑pinwheel flower, ↑Adam s apple, ↑Nero s crown, ↑coffee… …   Useful english dictionary

  • genus Tabernaemontana — noun evergreen tropical trees and shrubs with milky sap • Syn: ↑Tabernaemontana • Hypernyms: ↑dicot genus, ↑magnoliopsid genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Apocynaceae, ↑family Apocynaceae, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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