AGATHOSMA


Meaning of AGATHOSMA in English

-ˈthäzmə noun

Etymology: New Latin, from agath- + -osma

1. capitalized : a genus of southern African shrubs (family Rutaceae) having heathlike foliage from which a sulfur-containing oil used in folk medicine is obtained and numerous small flowers in dense heads

2. -s : any plant of the genus Agathosma, several of which are cultivated in the cool greenhouse

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