HyperDic: east_indian_rosebay

English > 1 sense of the expression East Indian rosebay:
NOUNplantEast Indian rosebay, crape jasmine, crepe jasmine, crepe gardenia, pinwheel flower, Adam's apple, Nero's crown, coffee rose, Tabernaemontana divaricatetropical shrub having glossy foliage and fragrant nocturnal flowers with crimped or wavy corollas
English > East Indian rosebay: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningTropical shrub having glossy foliage and fragrant nocturnal flowers with crimped or wavy corollas; northern India to Thailand.
Synonymscrape jasmine, crepe jasmine, crepe gardenia, pinwheel flower, Adam's apple, Nero's crown, coffee rose, Tabernaemontana divaricate
Member ofTabernaemontana, genus Tabernaemontanaevergreen tropical trees and shrubs with milky sap
Broadershrub, bushA low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems

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