osmanthus
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noun
- Any of several widely distributed evergreen flowering plants, of the genus Osmanthus.
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Etymology
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.
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