Fragrant  olive (kimmokusei)


Scientific name: Osmanthus fragrans var. aurantiacus

rigin of name: Osmanthus is Greek.  Osm means fragrance, anthous means flower.

Osmanthu: a fragrant olive

Fragrance: having a sweet smell

Color: yellow and orange

Family: a fragrant olive

Season: September 25 to October ten

Country of origin: 桂林・district, China

rigin of name: In Chinese, 桂 means "a fragrant olive". The name 桂林 comes from

a lot of fragrant olives.

"犀" of 木犀means "hard" or "sharp".

It smells so good.

 



 

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