osmanthus
See also: Osmanthus
English
Sweet osmanthus (Osmanthus fragrans) flowers
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Jellies flavoured with sweet osmanthus from a Chinese restaurant in Singapore
Etymology
From João de Loureiro's (1790), Translingual Osmanthus (genus of flowering shrubs), from Ancient Greek ὀσμή (osmḗ, “smell”) + ἄνθος (ánthos, "flower"), for the strong scent of the O. fragrans.
Noun
osmanthus (plural osmanthuses)
- Any of several widely distributed evergreen flowering plants, of the genus Osmanthus.
Hyponyms
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