marsdenia

See also: Marsdenia

English

Etymology

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

Noun

marsdenia (plural marsdenias)

1. (botany) Any of the genus Marsdenia of apocynaceous plants.
   • 1872, Matilda Mary Pollard, The miner's son, and Margaret Vernon, page 194:

     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.

References

• Marsdenia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Marsdenia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Marsdenia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Anagrams

• Madeirans, marinades