Meanings
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
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna shrub or tree of the species Osmanthus fragrans, native to east Asia and prized for its fragrant flowers
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Origin
From English sweet + osmanthus, for the peach-like scent of the flowers.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 桂花, 木樨
- 桂花 (guìhuā)shrub or tree of the species Osmanthus fragrans
- 木樨 (mùxī)shrub or tree of the species Osmanthus fragrans
Finnish tuoksuva osmanthus
- tuoksuva osmanthusshrub or tree of the species Osmanthus fragrans
French olivier odorant, osmanthus
- olivier odorantshrub or tree of the species Osmanthus fragrans
- osmanthusshrub or tree of the species Osmanthus fragrans
- olivier de Chineshrub or tree of the species Osmanthus fragrans
- olivier à théshrub or tree of the species Osmanthus fragrans
Hindi सिलंग
- सिलंग (silaṅg)shrub or tree of the species Osmanthus fragrans
Japanese 桂花, 樨
- 桂花 (keika)shrub or tree of the species Osmanthus fragrans
- 樨shrub or tree of the species Osmanthus fragrans
Korean 치
- 치 (chi)shrub or tree of the species Osmanthus fragrans
Russian осма́нтус души́стый
- осма́нтус души́стый (osmántus dušístyj)shrub or tree of the species Osmanthus fragrans
Thai หอมหมื่นลี้
- หอมหมื่นลี้ (hɔ̌ɔm-mʉ̀ʉn-líi)shrub or tree of the species Osmanthus fragrans
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sweet osmanthus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sweet%20osmanthus
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“sweet osmanthus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sweet%20osmanthus. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sweet osmanthus,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sweet%20osmanthus.
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