HyperDic: philadelphus

English > 1 sense of the word philadelphus:
NOUNplantphiladelphusany of various chiefly deciduous ornamental shrubs of the genus Philadelphus having white sweet-scented flowers, single or in clusters
English > philadelphus: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningAny of various chiefly deciduous ornamental shrubs of the genus Philadelphus having white sweet-scented flowers, single or in clusters; widely grown in temperate regions.
Member ofgenus Philadelphusmock orange
Narrowermock orange, syringa, Philadelphus coronariuslarge hardy shrub with showy and strongly fragrant creamy-white flowers in short terminal racemes
Broadershrub, bushA low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
Catalanphiladelphus

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