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marsdenia

marsdenia noun: any of the genus Marsdenia of apocynaceous plants.

Noun

marsdenia (plural marsdenias)

  1. Any of the genus Marsdenia of apocynaceous plants.
    • The odour of the 'Madagascar chaplet-flower' came floating out, mingled with the fragrant scents of the marsdenias, and the sloping shelves were one mass of varied bloom.1872, Matilda Mary Pollard, The miner's son, and Margaret Vernon, page 194

Forms of marsdenia

pluralmarsdenias

Origin of marsdenia

From Marsden + -ia, from the genus name, named after William Marsden (orientalist).

Questions about marsdenia

What does marsdenia mean?
Marsdenia means any of the genus Marsdenia of apocynaceous plants.
What part of speech is marsdenia?
Marsdenia is a noun.
What is the plural of marsdenia?
The plural of marsdenia is marsdenias.

Words near marsdenia in the dictionary

  1. Marschke
  2. Marschkes
  3. marsdekoiside
  4. Marsden
  5. Marsden Park
  6. marsdenia
  7. Marsdenian
  8. marsdenias
  9. Marsdens
  10. marsdeoreophiside
  11. marse

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