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There are actually 3 varieties of 'mokusei' (木犀 'sweet olives'): kinmokusei (金木犀 osmanthus fragrans var. aurantiacus), the less fragrant ginmokusei (銀木犀 osmanthus fragrans var. fragrans), and the much less common usugimokusei (薄黄木犀 osmanthus fragrans var. thunbergii).
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Kinmokusei (キンモクセ), in English known as sweet osmanthus, fragrant olive and tea olive, was brought to Japan from China in the Edo period.
The plant was used for both medical and culinary purposes, and also as a natural air freshener.
The flower symbolizes truth and nobility.
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