sweet osmanthus

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Clusters of sweet osmanthus (Osmanthus fragrans) flowers in China
Jellies made with sweet osmanthus in Hong Kong

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From English sweet + osmanthus, for the peach-like scent of the flowers.

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sweet osmanthus

  1. a shrub or tree of the species Osmanthus fragrans, native to east Asia and prized for its fragrant flowers

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