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philadelphus

DEFINITIONS OF: philadelphus

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n 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

Types:
Philadelphus coronarius, mock orange, syringa
large hardy shrub with showy and strongly fragrant creamy-white flowers in short terminal racemes
Type of:
bush, shrub
a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
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