Meaning

1 senses

  1. Any of the genus Philadelphus of shrubs.

    any of various chiefly deciduous ornamental shrubs of the genus Philadelphus having white sweet-scented flowers, single or in clusters; widely grown in temperate regions

Origin

Borrowed from translingual Philadelphus, from Latin Philadelphus, Ancient Greek Φιλάδελφος

Borrowed from translingual Philadelphus, from Latin Philadelphus, Ancient Greek Φιλάδελφος (Philádelphos), φιλάδελφος (philádelphos).

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Forms

plural: philadelphuses
Singularphiladelphus
Pluralphiladelphuses

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
mock orange

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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