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Word: Philadelphus
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 18th century: modern Latin (adopted by Linnaeus as a genus name), from Greek philadelphos ‘loving one's brother’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌfɪləˈdɛlfəs
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a mock orange.
Short Definition:mock orange
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