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noun
A deciduous flowering plant of the genus Calycanthus with aromatic bark and flowers.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sweh2d- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *swéh2dus Proto-Germanic *swōtuz Proto-Germanic *-jaz Proto-West Germanic *-ī Proto-West Germanic *swōtī Old English swēte Middle English swete English sweet English shrub English sweetshrub From sweet + shrub, named for the pleasant aroma of the entire plant.
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