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sweet_osmanthus
sweet osmanthus
English
Clusters of sweet osmanthus (Osmanthus fragrans) flowers in China
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Jellies made with sweet osmanthus in Hong Kong
Noun
- a shrub or tree of the species Osmanthus fragrans, native to east Asia and prized for its fragrant flowers
Synonyms
- fragrant olive
- tea olive
- sweet olive
Hypernyms
Translations
a shrub or tree of the species Osmanthus fragrans