Osmanthus
See also: osmanthus
Translingual
Osmanthus heterophyllus
Wikispecies
Etymology
From João de Loureiro's 1790 Flora Cochinchinensis, New Latin, from Ancient Greek ὀσμή (osmḗ, “smell”) + ἄνθος (ánthos, “flower”), for the scent of the O. fragrans.
Proper noun
Osmanthus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Oleaceae – the osmanthus plants.
Hyponyms
- O. fragrans, the sweet osmanthus
- O. heterophyllus, the holly osmanthus