Meanings
nounmarsdenia (plural marsdenias)
plural marsdenias
- biologyAny of the genus Marsdenia of apocynaceous plants.
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.
1872, Matilda Mary Pollard, The miner's son, and Margaret Vernon, page 194
Origin
From Marsden + -ia, from the genus name, named after William Marsden (orientalist).
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marsdenia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/marsdenia
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“marsdenia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/marsdenia. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “marsdenia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/marsdenia.
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