Diosman.

/dʌɪˈɒsmə/

Etymology: modern Latin, < Greek δῖος divine + ὀσμή odour.

Botany.

A genus of South African heath-like plants (family Rutuaceæ), with strong balsamic odour.

ΚΠ

1785 T. Martyn tr. J.-J. Rousseau Lett. Elements Bot. xvi. 215 Diosma is a genus of shrubs from the Cape of Good Hope.

1800 J. Abercrombie Every Man his Own Gardener (ed. 16) 251 African heaths..diosmas..will require to be frequently refreshed with moderate waterings.

1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. I. 411/1 Diosma..cultivated for their white or pinkish flowers.

Derivatives

diˈosmin n. (see quot. 1883).

ΚΠ

1837 Penny Cycl. IX. 5/1 Brandes considers the extractive to be peculiar, and terms it Diosmin.

1883 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Diosmin, a bitter principle, of brownish yellow colour, soluble in water, obtained from the Diosma crenata.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	diosma
释义	Diosman. /dʌɪˈɒsmə/ Etymology: modern Latin, < Greek δῖος divine + ὀσμή odour. Botany. A genus of South African heath-like plants (family Rutuaceæ), with strong balsamic odour. ΚΠ 1785 T. Martyn tr. J.-J. Rousseau Lett. Elements Bot. xvi. 215 Diosma is a genus of shrubs from the Cape of Good Hope. 1800 J. Abercrombie Every Man his Own Gardener (ed. 16) 251 African heaths..diosmas..will require to be frequently refreshed with moderate waterings. 1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. I. 411/1 Diosma..cultivated for their white or pinkish flowers. Derivatives diˈosmin n. (see quot. 1883). ΚΠ 1837 Penny Cycl. IX. 5/1 Brandes considers the extractive to be peculiar, and terms it Diosmin. 1883 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Diosmin, a bitter principle, of brownish yellow colour, soluble in water, obtained from the Diosma crenata. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1785
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