"boneseed" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: EN-AU ck1 boneseed.ogg Forms: boneseeds [plural]
Etymology: From bone + seed, either directly as a description of the hard surface of the seeds, or indirectly as a calque of the name of its genus, Osteospermum, from Ancient Greek ὀστέον (ostéon, “bone”) + Ancient Greek σπέρμα (spérma, “seed”). Etymology templates: {{compound|en|bone|seed}} bone + seed, {{taxfmt|Osteospermum|genus}} Osteospermum, {{der|en|grc|ὀστέον|t=bone}} Ancient Greek ὀστέον (ostéon, “bone”), {{der|en|grc|σπέρμα|t=seed}} Ancient Greek σπέρμα (spérma, “seed”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} boneseed (countable and uncountable, plural boneseeds)
  1. (New Zealand) An upright shrub in the sunflower family (Osteospermum moniliferum, syn. Chrysanthemoides monilifera), native to South Africa but is an invasive pest in Australia and New Zealand. Tags: New-Zealand, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-boneseed-en-noun-Do0DCIQu Categories (other): New Zealand English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Composites Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 66 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 67 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 70 30 Disambiguation of Composites: 50 50
  2. (Australia) Subspecies Osteospermum moniliferum subsp. monilifera (the subspecies Osteospermum moniliferum subsp. rotundata being known there as bitou bush) Tags: Australia, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-boneseed-en-noun-9lY~Mism Categories (other): Australian English, Composites Disambiguation of Composites: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Buchu boneseed (english: Osteospermum sect. Boegoebossies), common boneseed (taxonomic: Osteospermum polygaloides), dassie boneseed (taxonomic: Osteospermum amplectens), dassiepee boneseed (taxonomic: Osteospermum hyoseroides), fringeleaf boneseed (taxonomic: Osteospermum ciliatum), grand boneseed (taxonomic: Osteospermum grandiflorum), Grootwinterhoek boneseed (taxonomic: Osteospermum sp.), hairy boneseed (taxonomic: Osteospermum hirsutum), jolly boneseed (english: Osteospermum sect. Nephrotheca), lamb boneseed (taxonomic: Osteospermum sinuatum), limestone boneseed (taxonomic: Osteospermum calcicola), marigold boneseed (english: Osteospermum sect. Calendula), miniseed boneseed (taxonomic: Osteospermum microcarpum), proud boneseed (english: Osteospermum sect. Polygalina), pyramid boneseed (taxonomic: Osteospermum corymbosum), roundleaf boneseed (Osteospermum rotundifolium, St. Helena boneseed (taxonomic: Osteospermum sanctae-helenae), sheep boneseed (taxonomic: Osteospermum scariosum), spiny boneseed (taxonomic: Osteospermum spinosum), stinksheep boneseed (taxonomic: Osteospermum oppositifolium), stinkweed boneseed (taxonomic: Osteospermum acanthospermum), stinky boneseed (taxonomic: Osteospermum rigidum), Swartberg boneseed (taxonomic: Osteospermum asperulum), tile boneseed (taxonomic: Osteospermum imbricatum), window boneseed (english: Osteospermum sect. Efenestratae), woolly boneseed (taxonomic: Osteospermum tomentosum), woollystalk boneseed (taxonomic: Osteospermum junceum)

Inflected forms

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