osmanthus

See also: Osmanthus

English

Sweet osmanthus (Osmanthus fragrans) flowers

Jellies flavoured with sweet osmanthus from a Chinese restaurant in Singapore

Etymology

From João de Loureiro's (1790), translingual Osmanthus (genus of flowering shrubs), from Ancient Greek ὀσμή (osmḗ, “smell”) + ἄνθος (ánthos, "flower"), for the strong scent of the O. fragrans.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɒzˈmænθəs/

Noun

osmanthus (plural osmanthuses)

1. Any of several widely distributed evergreen flowering plants, of the genus Osmanthus.

Hyponyms

• holly osmanthus
• sweet osmanthus

Derived terms

• osmanthus wine

Translations

plant

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 木犀 (zh) (mùxi), 桂花 (zh) (guìhuā)

• Finnish: osmanthus
• French: osmanthe (fr)
• Italian: osmanto m
• Japanese: 木犀 (ja) (もくせい, mokusei), モクセイ (ja) (mokusei)
• Russian: осма́нтус m (osmántus)
• Thai: หอมหมื่นลี้ (hɔ̌ɔm-mʉ̀ʉn-líi)
• Vietnamese: mộc tê