gardenia

[Named after Alexander Garden, M. D., of Charleston, in South Carolina.] Bot.: The typical genus of the Cinchonaceous family Gardenidse. In India the fruit of Gardenia campanulata is reputed to be cathartic. gar-den-ic, a. [Eng., ., garden ( ia ), and suff. gargle *garde-vy-ance, garde-vi-ant, s. [Fr. garde de viandes. A cabinet. gar'-don (1), s. [Fr. & Sp. gardon.] Ichthy.: A small freshwater fish, Leuciscus idus . It is a kind of roach.