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.

Noun

osmanthus (plural osmanthuses)

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

Hyponyms

holly osmanthus
sweet osmanthus

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 (mokusei)
Russian: осма́нтус m (osmántus)
Vietnamese: mộc tê