genus philadelphus

Noun
  1. Mock orange: type and sole genus of the subfamily Philadelphaceae;
    Sometimes placed in family Saxifragaceae (synset 112811595)
    is a type of: rosid dicot genus - a genus of dicotyledonous plants
    member holonym:
    • philadelphus - 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
    • mock orange, philadelphus coronarius, syringa - large hardy shrub with showy and strongly fragrant creamy-white flowers in short terminal racemes
    belongs to: philadelphaceae, subfamily philadelphaceae - one genus; usually included in family Hydrangeaceae

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