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osmanthus

/ɒzˈmænθəs/

osmanthus noun: any of several widely distributed evergreen flowering plants, of the genus Osmanthus.

osmanthus: any of several widely distributed evergreen flowering plants, of the genus Osmanthus
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Noun

osmanthus (countable and uncountable, plural osmanthuses)

  1. Any of several widely distributed evergreen flowering plants, of the genus Osmanthus.
    • 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.1995, Zhou Shachen, “The Charm of the Flower District”, in Beijing Old and New: A Historical Guide to Places of Interest […], 2nd edition, Beijing: New World Press, →ISBN, chapter VII (Scenic Spots...

osmanthus meaning in Tamil, Thai and Vietnamese

osmanthus in Tamil

நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், தாவரங்களில் ஒன்றாகும்

osmanthus in Thai

plant
หอมหมื่นลี้ hɔ̌ɔm-mʉ̀ʉn-líi

osmanthus in Vietnamese

plant
mộc tê

Forms of osmanthus

pluralosmanthuses

Origin of osmanthus

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.

Words formed from osmanthus

Phrases with osmanthus

Questions about osmanthus

What does osmanthus mean?
Osmanthus means any of several widely distributed evergreen flowering plants, of the genus Osmanthus.
What is osmanthus in Tamil?
Osmanthus in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், தாவரங்களில் ஒன்றாகும். See Osmanthus meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is osmanthus?
Osmanthus is a noun.
How do you pronounce osmanthus?
Osmanthus is pronounced /ɒzˈmænθəs/.
What is the plural of osmanthus?
The plural of osmanthus is osmanthuses.

Words near osmanthus in the dictionary

  1. Osmanovic
  2. Osmanovics
  3. Osmans
  4. Osmanski
  5. Osmanskis
  6. osmanthus
  7. osmanthus wine
  8. osmanthus wines
  9. osmanthuses
  10. osmanthuside
  11. osmanthusides

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Adapted from Wiktionary: osmanthus (page history and authors); osmanthus (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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