boneseed

English

boneseed in Australia

Etymology

From bone +‎ seed, either directly as a description of the hard surface of the seeds, or indirectly as a calque of the name of its genus, Osteospermum, from Ancient Greek ὀστέον (ostéon, “bone”) + Ancient Greek σπέρμα (spérma, “seed”).

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Noun

boneseed (countable and uncountable, plural boneseeds)

  1. (New Zealand) An upright shrub in the sunflower family (Osteospermum moniliferum, syn. Chrysanthemoides monilifera), native to South Africa but is an invasive pest in Australia and New Zealand.
  2. (Australia) Subspecies Osteospermum moniliferum subsp. monilifera (the subspecies Osteospermum moniliferum subsp. rotundata being known there as bitou bush)

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