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spicewood |
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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