木犀

Chinese
For pronunciation and definitions of 木犀 – see 木樨 (“sweet osmanthus; etc.”).
(This term, 木犀, is a variant form of 木樨.)

Japanese
Kanji in this term
木 犀
Grade: 1 Jinmeiyō
木犀： 金木犀

Etymology

From Sinitic 木犀.

Noun

木犀 (hiragana もくせい, katakana モクセイ, rōmaji mokusei)

  1. Osmanthus fragrans, variously called the sweet osmanthus, sweet olive, tea olive, or fragrant olive: an evergreen shrub or small tree of the Oleaceae family, native to Asia

Derived terms

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