HyperDic: pinwheel_flower

English > 1 sense of the expression pinwheel flower:
NOUNplantpinwheel flower, crape jasmine, crepe jasmine, crepe gardenia, East Indian rosebay, Adam's apple, Nero's crown, coffee rose, Tabernaemontana divaricatetropical shrub having glossy foliage and fragrant nocturnal flowers with crimped or wavy corollas
English > pinwheel flower: 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, East Indian rosebay, 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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