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☆ gar·denia (gär dēn′yə, -dē′nē ə)
noun
any of a genus (Gardenia) of chiefly subtropical Old World plants of the madder family, with glossy leaves and highly fragrant, white or yellow, waxy flowers
Etymology: ModL, after A. Garden (1730-91), Am botanist
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