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Osmanthus

os·mant·hus

UK/ɒzˈmænθəs/ uncommon

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widely distributed genus of evergreen shrubs or trees of southern United States and Middle East and China and Japan

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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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