Advertisement

gardenia (n.)

shrub genus, 1757, Modern Latin, named for Scottish-born American naturalist Dr. Alexander Garden (1730-1791), Vice President of the Royal Society, + abstract noun ending -ia.

Others are reading

Advertisement
Definitions of gardenia from WordNet

gardenia (n.)
any of various shrubs and small trees of the genus Gardenia having large fragrant white or yellow flowers;
From wordnet.princeton.edu