3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Spicewood  \Spice"wood`\,  n.  (Bot.) 
  An  American  shrub  ({Lindera  Benzoin}),  the  bark  of  which  has 
  a  spicy  taste  and  odor;  --  called  also  {Benjamin},  {wild 
  allspice},  and  {fever  bush}. 
 
  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  U.S.  Gazetteer  (1990)  [gazetteer]: 
 
  Spicewood,  TX 
  Zip  code(s):  78669 

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