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Definition of dipladenia
dipladenia
/ˌdɪpləˈdiːniə/
dip · la · de · ni · a
Plural:dipladenias
dipladenia Lexical Profile
CEFR
C2
Grade
13
Tier
3
Usage
Rare
Syllables
5
• noun
1
Any of various tropical American flowering shrubs or woody vines of the dogbane family (Apocynaceae), now taxonomically classified under the genus Mandevilla, widely cultivated as ornamental container and garden plants for their glossy evergreen foliage and showy, trumpet-shaped blossoms in shades of pink, red, or white.
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In modern botanical taxonomy, the former genus Dipladenia has been merged into Mandevilla; however, in horticulture, 'dipladenia' is still widely used for compact, bushy, shrub-like cultivars, while 'mandevilla' typically refers to vigorous climbing vines.
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Usage Trend
Historical frequency of usage in published text.
180019102020
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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Dipladenia. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/dipladenia