osmanthus
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osmanthus
- /ɒzˈmænθəs/
Where it comes from
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.
noun osmanthuses
- Any of several widely distributed evergreen flowering plants, of the genus Osmanthus, often used to create several liquors, jams, jellies, syrups, and teas. 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.
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Talk about this word "osmanthus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/osmanthus. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. osmanthus. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/osmanthus "osmanthus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/osmanthus.Cite this
@misc{osmanthus_2026,
title = {osmanthus},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/osmanthus},
urldate = {2026-11-07}
}
