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OSMANTHUS
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Widely distributed genus of evergreen shrubs or trees of southern United States and Middle East and China and Japan
Synonyms:
genus Osmanthus; Osmanthus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Osmanthus" is a kind of...):
dicot genus; magnoliopsid genus (genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination)
Meronyms (members of "Osmanthus"):
American olive; devilwood; Osmanthus americanus (small tree of southern United States having panicles of dull white flowers followed by dark purple fruits)
Holonyms ("Osmanthus" is a member of...):
family Oleaceae; Oleaceae; olive family (trees and shrubs having berries or drupes or capsules as fruits; sometimes placed in the order Oleales: olive; ash; jasmine; privet; lilac)