Gardenia

From CAMEO
Revision as of 09:08, 6 October 2022 by MDerrick (talk | contribs)
(diff) ← Older revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Kuchinashi gardenia

Description

Any of several flowering evegreen shrubs of the genus Gardenia. One plant, Gardenia jasminoides, native to China, is popular with gardeners for its large sweet-smelling flowers. A orange colorant extracted from its large fruits has been used as a dye.

Synonyms and Related Terms

Gardenia dyed paper

cape jasmine; Gardenia jasminoides; Gardenia angusta; kuchinasi

EEM Color

Gardenia color.PNG

EEM Line

Gardenia line.PNG


Resources and Citations

  • The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998

Retrieved from "https://cameo.mfa.org/index.php?title=Gardenia&oldid=93636"