osmanthus

n. 木犀属植物

发音

/ɒzˈmænθəs/

词形变化

osmanthuses 复数 osmanthuses

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Any of several widely distributed evergreen flowering plants, of the genus Osmanthus.

    木犀

    桂花

    可数 不可数

相关短语

osmanthus wine 桂花酒 osmanthus wines sweet osmanthus 桂花 holly osmanthus

词源

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.

来源：wiktionary