3 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Spicebush \Spice"bush`\, n. (Bot.)
Spicewood.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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}.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
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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