boneseed

== English == === 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”). === Pronunciation === === Noun === boneseed (countable and uncountable, plural boneseeds) (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. (Australia) Subspecies Osteospermum moniliferum subsp. monilifera (the subspecies Osteospermum moniliferum subsp. rotundata being known there as bitou bush) ==== Derived terms ==== Buchu boneseeds (Osteospermum sect. Boegoebossies) common boneseed (Osteospermum polygaloides) dassie boneseed (Osteospermum amplectens) dassiepee boneseed (Osteospermum hyoseroides) fringeleaf boneseed (Osteospermum ciliatum) grand boneseed (Osteospermum grandiflorum) Grootwinterhoek boneseed (Osteospermum sp.) hairy boneseed (Osteospermum hirsutum) jolly boneseeds (Osteospermum sect. Nephrotheca) lamb boneseed (Osteospermum sinuatum) limestone boneseed (Osteospermum calcicola) marigold boneseeds (Osteospermum sect. Calendula) miniseed boneseed (Osteospermum microcarpum) proud boneseeds (Osteospermum sect. Polygalina) pyramid boneseed (Osteospermum corymbosum) roundleaf boneseed (Osteospermum rotundifolium St. Helena boneseed (Osteospermum sanctae-helenae) sheep boneseed (Osteospermum scariosum) spiny boneseed (Osteospermum spinosum) stinksheep boneseed (Osteospermum oppositifolium) stinkweed boneseed (Osteospermum acanthospermum) stinky boneseed (Osteospermum rigidum) Swartberg boneseed (Osteospermum asperulum) tile boneseed (Osteospermum imbricatum) window boneseeds (Osteospermum sect. Efenestratae) woolly boneseed (Osteospermum tomentosum) woollystalk boneseed (Osteospermum junceum) === References === Osteospermum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Osteospermum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Osteospermum on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Osteospermum at The Plant List