noun
Meaning 1
Any plant of the genus Lindera.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
spicebush
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noun
Meaning 2
A common spicebush (Lindera benzoin), whose leaves have a distinctive strong citrusy aroma.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
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noun
Meaning 3
Any plant of the genus Calycanthus.
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noun
Meaning 4
straggling aromatic shrub of southwestern United States having fragrant brown flowers
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: California allspice, Calycanthus occidentalis
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: allspice
noun
Meaning 5
deciduous shrub of the eastern United States having highly aromatic leaves and bark and yellow flowers followed by scarlet or yellow berries
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: spice bush, American spicebush, Benjamin bush, Lindera benzoin, Benzoin odoriferum
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: shrub, bush
History
Etymology
From spice + bush.
Across languages
Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Polish: lindera — any plant of the genus Lindera
- Spanish: lindera — any plant of the genus Lindera
- Polish: lindera zwyczajna — Lindera benzoin
- Spanish: benjoin — Lindera benzoin
- Polish: kielichowiec — any plant of the genus Calycanthus