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noun
Any of the genus Philadelphus of shrubs.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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Synonyms: mock orange
Antonyms: none provided
noun
any of various chiefly deciduous ornamental shrubs of the genus Philadelphus having white sweet-scented flowers, single or in clusters; widely grown in temperate regions
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: shrub, bush
Narrower terms: mock orange, syringa, Philadelphus coronarius
History
Borrowed from translingual Philadelphus, from Latin Philadelphus, Ancient Greek Φιλάδελφος (Philádelphos), φιλάδελφος (philádelphos).
