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‖ Diosma Bot.|daɪˈɒsmə|
[mod.L., f. Gr. δῖ-ος divine + ὀσµή odour.]
A genus of South African heath-like plants (family Rutuaceæ), with strong balsamic odour.
1794Martyn Rousseau's Botany xvi. 209. 1800 J. Abercrombie Ev. Man his own Gardener (ed. 16) 251 African heaths..diosmas..will require to be frequently refreshed with moderate waterings. 1866Treas. Bot. 411/1 Diosma..cultivated for their white or pinkish flowers.
Hence diˈosmin (see quot. 1883).
1837Penny Cycl. IX. 5/1 Brandes considers the extractive to be peculiar, and terms it Diosmin. 1883Syd. Soc. Lex., Diosmin, a bitter principle, of brownish yellow colour, soluble in water, obtained from the Diosma crenata. |