Define the word spicebush"Spicebush" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"
Spicebush \Spice"bush`\, n. (Bot.)
Spicewood.
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"spicebush" gcide "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.
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"spicebush" wn "WordNet (r) 2.0"
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: spice bush, American spicebush, Benjamin bush, Lindera benzoin, Benzoin odoriferum]
2: straggling aromatic shrub of southwestern United States
having fragrant brown flowers [syn: California allspice,
Calycanthus occidentalis]
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