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osteospermum

osteospermum noun: any of the genus Osteospermum of subshrubs.

Noun

osteospermum (plural osteospermums)

  1. Any of the genus Osteospermum of subshrubs.
    • Annual geraniums and tobacco relatives like petunias, calibrachoas and nicotianas suffer most, but other flowers including osteospermums, mallows and chrysanthemums may also be attacked.2007 August 23, Leslie Land, “Garden Q.&A.”, in New York Times

Forms of osteospermum

pluralosteospermums

Origin of osteospermum

Borrowed from translingual Osteospermum.

Questions about osteospermum

What does osteospermum mean?
Osteospermum means any of the genus Osteospermum of subshrubs.
What part of speech is osteospermum?
Osteospermum is a noun.
What is the plural of osteospermum?
The plural of osteospermum is osteospermums.

Words near osteospermum in the dictionary

  1. osteoses
  2. osteosis
  3. osteoskeletal
  4. osteosonography
  5. osteospecific
  6. osteospermum
  7. osteospermums
  8. osteospheroid
  9. osteospheroids
  10. osteostatin
  11. osteostimulation

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