osteospermum

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noun

Any of the genus Osteospermum of subshrubs.

Origintranslingual Osteospermum →
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Meanings

nounosteospermum (plural osteospermums)

plural osteospermums

  1. Any of the genus Osteospermum of subshrubs.

    Annual geraniums and tobacco relatives like petunias, calibrachoas and nicotianas suffer most, but other flowers including osteospermums, mallows and chrysanthemums may also be attacked.

    2007 August 23, Leslie Land, “Garden Q.&A.”, in New York Times

Origin

  1. translingualOsteospermum
  2. Englishosteospermum

Borrowed from translingual Osteospermum.

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Translations

Finnish tähtisilmä
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Italian osteospermo
  • osteospermoTranslations
Japanese オステオスペルマム
  • オステオスペルマム (osuteosuperumamu)Translations
Cite this entry
APA

osteospermum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/osteospermum

MLA

“osteospermum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/osteospermum. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “osteospermum,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/osteospermum.

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