English Explanatory Dictionary

boneseed

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An upright shrub in the sunflower family (Osteospermum moniliferum, syn. Chrysanthemoides monilifera), native to South Africa but is an invasive pest in Australia and New Zealand.
  2. Subspecies Osteospermum moniliferum subsp. monilifera (the subspecies Osteospermum moniliferum subsp. rotundata being known there as bitou bush)

Pronunciation

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Word forms

boneseed boneseeds

Etymology

From bone + seed, either directly as a description of the hard surface of the seeds, or indirectly as a calque of the name of its genus, Osteospermum, from Ancient Greek ὀστέον (ostéon, “bone”) + Ancient Greek σπέρμα (spérma, “seed”).

Derived words

Buchu boneseed common boneseed dassie boneseed dassiepee boneseed fringeleaf boneseed grand boneseed Grootwinterhoek boneseed hairy boneseed jolly boneseed lamb boneseed limestone boneseed marigold boneseed miniseed boneseed proud boneseed pyramid boneseed roundleaf boneseed (Osteospermum rotundifolium St. Helena boneseed sheep boneseed spiny boneseed stinksheep boneseed stinkweed boneseed stinky boneseed Swartberg boneseed tile boneseed window boneseed woolly boneseed woollystalk boneseed
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