A shrub of the Chinese genus Chimonanthus (family Calycanthaceae ), especially the wintersweet.
腊梅
Example sentencesExamples
Chimonanthus comes to life in the dead of winter, its bare woody stems dripping with gloriously fragrant, pendent yellow flowers that are tinged with purple in the centre.
Origin
Modern Latin, from Greek kheimōn 'winter' + anthos 'flower'.