Osmanthusn.

Brit.

/ɒzˈmanθəs/, U.S.

/ɑzˈmænθəs/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Osmanthus.

Etymology: < scientific Latin Osmanthus, genus name (J. de Loureiro Flora Cochinchinensis (1790) 28) < ancient Greek ὀσμή scent (see osmo- comb. form¹) + ἄνθος flower (see anthos n.).

A genus of the family Oleaceae comprising evergreen shrubs and small trees native to eastern Asia, the Middle East, and southern North America, usually having fragrant white or cream flowers; (also osmanthus) any plant of this genus.

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Osmanthus1836

sweet olive1861

tea olive1952

1836 J. Lindley Nat. Syst. Bot. (ed. 2) 308 Osmanthus, Lour.

1863 R. Fortune Visits Japan & China ix. 145 The leaves on the upper branches and shoots of the Osmanthus are produced without spines, exactly as we see on an old holly-tree.

1877 Gardeners' Chron. 24 Feb. 239/2 (heading) Note on Osmanthus.

1900 W. Robinson Eng. Flower Garden (ed. 8) 695/1 The Osmanthuses may all be propagated by cuttings.

1912 Curtis's Bot. Mag. 138 8459 The Osmanthus which is here figured is one of the most pleasing of new evergreen shrubs.

1923 E. W. Berry Tree Ancestors xxi. 225 The devil-wood (Osmanthus) of our Gulf States, sometimes called the American olive, is also a member of this family.

1952 Ecol. Monogr. 22 158/1 The dominant trees—Sapindus, Reynoldsia, Dracaena, Osmanthus, and Erythrina—attain a greater size than in the more typical mixed phase of a semi-deciduous forest.

1976 Country Life 26 Feb. 478/1 I am advocating..lighter, altogether less domineering shrubs like..phormiums, variegated osmanthus, [etc.].

1992 Free China Rev. Apr. 25/1 (caption) Osmanthus blossoms for flavoring tea and wine are small but highly fragrant.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	osmanthus
释义	Osmanthusn. Brit. /ɒzˈmanθəs/, U.S. /ɑzˈmænθəs/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Osmanthus. Etymology: < scientific Latin Osmanthus, genus name (J. de Loureiro Flora Cochinchinensis (1790) 28) < ancient Greek ὀσμή scent (see osmo- comb. form¹) + ἄνθος flower (see anthos n.). A genus of the family Oleaceae comprising evergreen shrubs and small trees native to eastern Asia, the Middle East, and southern North America, usually having fragrant white or cream flowers; (also osmanthus) any plant of this genus. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > cultivated or ornamental trees and shrubs > [noun] > osmanthus Osmanthus1836 sweet olive1861 tea olive1952 1836 J. Lindley Nat. Syst. Bot. (ed. 2) 308 Osmanthus, Lour. 1863 R. Fortune Visits Japan & China ix. 145 The leaves on the upper branches and shoots of the Osmanthus are produced without spines, exactly as we see on an old holly-tree. 1877 Gardeners' Chron. 24 Feb. 239/2 (heading) Note on Osmanthus. 1900 W. Robinson Eng. Flower Garden (ed. 8) 695/1 The Osmanthuses may all be propagated by cuttings. 1912 Curtis's Bot. Mag. 138 8459 The Osmanthus which is here figured is one of the most pleasing of new evergreen shrubs. 1923 E. W. Berry Tree Ancestors xxi. 225 The devil-wood (Osmanthus) of our Gulf States, sometimes called the American olive, is also a member of this family. 1952 Ecol. Monogr. 22 158/1 The dominant trees—Sapindus, Reynoldsia, Dracaena, Osmanthus, and Erythrina—attain a greater size than in the more typical mixed phase of a semi-deciduous forest. 1976 Country Life 26 Feb. 478/1 I am advocating..lighter, altogether less domineering shrubs like..phormiums, variegated osmanthus, [etc.]. 1992 Free China Rev. Apr. 25/1 (caption) Osmanthus blossoms for flavoring tea and wine are small but highly fragrant. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1836
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