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NOUN (2)

1. deciduous shrub of the eastern United States having highly aromatic leaves and bark and yellow flowers followed by scarlet or yellow berries;
[syn: spicebush, spice bush, American spicebush, Benjamin bush, Lindera benzoin, Benzoin odoriferum]

2. straggling aromatic shrub of southwestern United States having fragrant brown flowers;
[syn: spicebush, California allspice, Calycanthus occidentalis]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Spicebush \Spice"bush`\, n. (Bot.) Spicewood. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Allspice \All"spice`\, n. The berry of the pimento (Eugenia pimenta), a tree of the West Indies; a spice of a mildly pungent taste, and agreeably aromatic; Jamaica pepper; pimento. It has been supposed to combine the flavor of cinnamon, nutmegs, and cloves; and hence the name. The name is also given to other aromatic shrubs; as, the Carolina allspice (Calycanthus floridus); wild allspice (Lindera benzoin), called also spicebush, spicewood, and feverbush. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

spicebush n 1: deciduous shrub of the eastern United States having highly aromatic leaves and bark and yellow flowers followed by scarlet or yellow berries [syn: spicebush, spice bush, American spicebush, Benjamin bush, Lindera benzoin, Benzoin odoriferum] 2: straggling aromatic shrub of southwestern United States having fragrant brown flowers [syn: spicebush, California allspice, Calycanthus occidentalis]