"osmanthus" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɒzˈmænθəs/ Forms: osmanthuses [plural]
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. Etymology templates: {{der|en|mul-tax|Osmanthus|t=genus of flowering shrubs}} taxonomic name Osmanthus (“genus of flowering shrubs”), {{der|en|grc|ὀσμή||smell}} Ancient Greek ὀσμή (osmḗ, “smell”), {{taxfmt|Osmanthus fragrans|species}} Osmanthus fragrans Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} osmanthus (countable and uncountable, plural osmanthuses)
  1. Any of several widely distributed evergreen flowering plants, of the genus Osmanthus. Wikipedia link: João de Loureiro, Singapore, osmanthus Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Flowers, Olive family plants Hyponyms: holly osmanthus, sweet osmanthus Derived forms: osmanthus wine Translations (plant): 木犀 (mùxi) (Chinese Mandarin), 桂花 (guìhuā) (Chinese Mandarin), osmanthus (Finnish), osmanthe (French), osmanto [masculine] (Italian), 木犀 (mokusei) (alt: もくせい) (Japanese), モクセイ (mokusei) (Japanese), осма́нтус (osmántus) [masculine] (Russian), หอมหมื่นลี้ (hɔ̌ɔm-mʉ̀ʉn-líi) (Thai), mộc tê (Vietnamese)

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