spicebush

English

Lindera benzoin

Etymology

From spice +‎ bush.

Noun

spicebush (plural spicebushes)

1. (US) A common spicebush (Lindera benzoin), whose leaves have a distinctive strong citrusy aroma.
2. Any plant in the genus Calycanthus

Synonyms

• (Lindera benzoin): Benjamin bush, spicewood, northern spicebush, common spicebush
• (Calycanthus): sweetshrub

Hyponyms

• (Calycanthus): Carolina allspice, Carolina spicebush (Calycanthus floridus); California spicebush (Calycanthus occidentalis)

Derived terms

• spicebush swallowtail (Papilio troilus)

Translations

Lindera benzoin

• Spanish: benjoin

Further reading

• spicebush on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Lindera benzoin on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Lindera benzoin on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Lindera benzoin on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Calycanthus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Calycanthus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Calycanthus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons