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philadelphus definitions

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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: 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

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek philadelphos brotherly, from phil- + adelphos brother — more at -adelphous Date: 1783 mock orange 1

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. any highly-scented deciduous flowering shrub of the genus Philadelphus, esp. the mock orange. Etymology: mod.L f. Gk philadelphon

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Mock Mock, a. Imitating reality, but not real; false; counterfeit; assumed; sham. That superior greatness and mock majesty. --Spectator. Mock bishop's weed (Bot.), a genus of slender umbelliferous herbs (Discopleura) growing in wet places. Mock heroic, burlesquing the heroic; as, a mock heroic poem. Mock lead. See Blende ( a ). Mock nightingale (Zo["o]l.), the European blackcap. Mock orange (Bot.), a genus of American and Asiatic shrubs (Philadelphus), with showy white flowers in panicled cymes. P. coronarius, from Asia, has fragrant flowers; the American kinds are nearly scentless. Mock sun. See Parhelion. Mock turtle soup, a soup made of calf's head, veal, or other meat, and condiments, in imitation of green turtle soup. Mock velvet, a fabric made in imitation of velvet. See Mockado.