stephanotis

IPA: stˈɛfʌnˈoʊtɪs

(botany) Any of the genus Stephanotis of climbing asclepiadaceous shrubs with large white waxy flowers in cymes.
A perfume prepared from the flowers of Stephanotis floribunda.

Examples of "stephanotis" in Sentences

She carried a cascade bouquet of white carnations and stephanotis.
He had passed a tiring afternoon, and was glad of the slight smell of stephanotis provided by Annette.
Not that I knew anything at all beyond the fact that stephanotis, whatever it was, was always in the bride's bouquet.
It's tradition for bridal bouquets to contain white or cream-colored flowers such as stephanotis, roses, orchids, or lilies.
I get just a whisper of oakmoss and I would not be surprised to learn that it has stephanotis too, though it is not in the least a soapy scent.
Another hands-free option is to wear flowers in your hair: a halo of stephanotis or a splash of gardenias or cattleya orchids on your best side.
A fairy-tale wedding gown festooned with tulle, ribbons, and exquisite beading wants a simple, low-key bouquet, such as a pavé of French tulips or a tight ball of stephanotis.
Armed with that little bit of knowledge which is indeed a dangerous thing, I was scornful of stephanotis, a perfectly nice kind of jasmine that smells lovely, blooms in every season (albeit in the tropics), and holds up well under the rigors of an actual, non-imaginary wedding.
These are the scents composed from lily-of-the-valley, white lily, stephanotis, narcissus and other flowers which are technically white florals and carry the same indolic compounds in their blossoms, but they are not warm and sultry - they are cool, even cold sometimes, and they are often made from flowers that give off their scent at night.