sweet osmanthus

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sweet osmanthus

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From English sweet + osmanthus, for the peach-like scent of the flowers.

noun

a shrub or tree of the species Osmanthus fragrans, native to east Asia and prized for its fragrant flowers
Similar: fragrant olive, tea olive, sweet olive

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noun shrub or tree of the species Osmanthus fragrans

한국어	치 chi
日本語	桂花 keika, 樨
中文	桂花 guìhuā, 木樨 mùxī
हिन्दी	सिलंग silaṅg
Français	olivier odorant, osmanthus, olivier de Chine, olivier à thé
Русский	осма́нтус души́стый osmántus dušístyj

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@misc{sweet_osmanthus_2026,
  title = {sweet osmanthus},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sweet%20osmanthus},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}