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What (who) is gardenia - definition

GENUS OF FLOWERING PLANTS IN THE COFFEE FAMILY RUBIACEAE
Gardenias; Naʻu; Na'u; Bergkias; Caquepiria; Decameria; Piringa; Pleimeris; Sahlbergia; Sulipa; Thunbergia (Rubiaceae genus); Varneria; Yangapa

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(gardenias)
A gardenia is a type of large, white, or yellow flower with a very pleasant smell. A gardenia is also the bush on which these flowers grow.
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¦ noun a tree or shrub of warm climates, with large fragrant white or yellow flowers. [Genus Gardenia: several species, in particular the Cape jasmine.]
Origin
mod. L., named after the Scottish naturalist Dr Alexander Garden (1730-91).
Gardenia         
·noun A genus of plants, some species of which produce beautiful and fragrant flowers; Cape jasmine;
- so called in honor of Dr. Alexander Garden.

Wikipedia

Gardenia

Gardenia is a genus of flowering plants in the coffee family, Rubiaceae, native to the tropical and subtropical regions of Africa, Asia, Madagascar and Pacific Islands, and Australia.

The genus was named by Carl Linnaeus and John Ellis after Alexander Garden (1730–1791), a Scottish-born American naturalist.

Examples of use of gardenia
1. Arab News GEANT AT GARDENIA MALL French retail chain Geant opened its new hypermarket today at the Gardenia Mall on Makkah Road, next to SAPTCO bus stand, where more than 60,000 products were displayed for sale on the opening day.
2. Home gardeners might select plants for their scent, such as gardenia, lilac, scented geraniums and mints, lemon balm, and roses.
3. This notorious anti–lynching song unfortunately helped cement Billie Holiday‘s reputation as a wounded torch singer, gardenia optional.
4. By the time of my own first visit to the Blue Gardenia, in January 1'62, cracks were appearing in the marriage.
5. Created by internationally–celebrated master perfumers in Grasse in the south of France, Ciel for women is pure, delicate and floral, featuring notes of gardenia, cyclamen, jasmine and water–lily in the top notes, with a base of silver frankincense.