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noun
Clethra alnifolia, a deciduous flowering shrub of eastern North America.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
shrub of eastern and southern coastal United States having beautiful racemes of spice-scented white flowers
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: pepper bush, summer sweet, white alder, Clethra alnifolia
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: shrub, bush
History
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