spicebush

English

Lindera benzoin

Etymology

spice +‎ bush

Noun

spicebush (plural spicebushes)

(US) A common spicebush (Lindera benzoin), whose leaves have a distinctive strong citrusy aroma.
Any plant in the genus Calycanthus

Synonyms

(Lindera benzoin): Benjamin bush, spicewood, northern spicebush, common spicebush
(Calycanthus): sweetshrub

Hyponyms

(Calycanthus): Carolina allspice, Carolina spicebush (Calycanthus floridus); California spicebush (Calycanthus occidentalis)

Derived terms

spicebush swallowtail (Papilio troilus)

Translations

Lindera benzoin

Spanish: benjoin

Further reading

spicebush on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Lindera benzoin on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Lindera benzoin on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Lindera benzoin on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Calycanthus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Calycanthus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Calycanthus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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