Definition of Gardenia jasminoides

1. Noun. Evergreen shrub widely cultivated for its large fragrant waxlike white flowers and glossy leaves.

Exact synonyms: Cape Jasmine, Cape Jessamine, Gardenia Augusta
Generic synonyms: Gardenia

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gardenia Jasminoides

Garbo
Garboesque
Garcia
Garcia Lorca
Garcinia cambogia
Garcinia gummi-gutta
Garcinia hanburyi
Garcinia mangostana
Garda
Garden State
Garden of Eden
Gardenburger
Gardenburgers
Gardener
Gardenia augusta
Gardenia jasminoides (current term)
Gardens of Eden
Gardiner
Gardner
Gardner's syndrome
Gardner-Diamond syndrome
Gardnerella vaginitis
Gardnerian
Gardners
Gareth
Garfield
Garg
Gargalianoi
Garge

Literary usage of Gardenia jasminoides

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Cyclopedia of American Horticulture: Comprising Suggestions for Cultivation by Liberty Hyde Bailey, Wilhelm Miller (1900)
"... Gardenia jasminoides (the true Cape Jasmine) has again become very popular, even suggesting its popularity thirty years ago, when its wax-like, ..."

2. Ornamental Shrubs of the United States (hardy, Cultivated) by Austin Craig Apgar (1910)
"CAHE 'JASMINE' (3U9) — Gardenia jasminoides — has a calyx with oslen- der teeth and distinct ridges along the sides of the united portion. ..."

3. Cyclopedia of American Horticulture: Comprising Suggestions for Cultivation by Liberty Hyde Bailey, Wilhelm Miller (1900)
"... Gardenia jasminoides (the true Cape Jasmine) has again become very popular, even suggesting its popularity thirty years ago, when its wax-like, ..."

4. Ornamental Shrubs of the United States (hardy, Cultivated) by Austin Craig Apgar (1910)
"CAHE 'JASMINE' (3U9) — Gardenia jasminoides — has a calyx with oslen- der teeth and distinct ridges along the sides of the united portion. ..."

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