gardenia
gar-DEE-nee-uh · noun
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Origin
The word comes from the translingual scientific name Gardenia, which was given in honor of Dr. Alexander Garden, a Scottish naturalist.
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Journey
The name has simply carried Garden's identity forward as a flower's label.
Related words
It shares its root with the surname Garden itself, since the plant name was built directly from the naturalist's name.
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