||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.
2. A perfume said to be prepared from the
flowers of Stephanotis floribunda.
||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.
2. A perfume said to be prepared from the
flowers of Stephanotis floribunda.
