osmanthus en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ɒzˈmænθəs/
Etymology
From João de Loureiro's (1790) taxonomic name Osmanthus (“genus of flowering shrubs”), from Ancient Greek ὀσμή (osmḗ, “smell”) + ἄνθος (ánthos, “flower”), for the strong scent of the Osmanthus fragrans.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Any of several widely distributed evergreen flowering plants, of the genus Osmanthus.
By 1969, the flower district had under cultivation over 13 hectares of rosebeds alone, 10,000 pots of osmanthus, 50,000 pots of magnolias, camellias and jasmine and several hundred thousand pots of chrysanthemums, as well as thousands of pine, pomegranate and iron trees.
1995, Zhou Shachen, “The Charm of the Flower District”, in Beijing Old and New: A Historical Guide to Places of Interest […], 2nd edition, Beijing: New World Press, →ISBN, chapter VII (Scenic Spots on the Outskirts of Beijing), page 321:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| osmanthuses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Hyponyms
sweet osmanthus · holly osmanthus
Translations (10)
ja 木犀 (plant) · ja モクセイ (plant) · ru осма́нтус (plant) · fr osmanthe (plant) · it osmanto (plant) · th หอมหมื่นลี้ (plant) · cmn 木犀 (plant) · fi osmanthus (plant) · vi mộc tê (plant) · cmn 桂花 (plant)