noun.
An aromatic deciduous shrub (Lindera benzoin) of eastern North America, having clusters of small yellow flowers that bloom early in the spring.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
A North American shrub, Lindera Benzoin, the bark and leaves of which have a spicy odor, bearing small yellow flowers very early in the spring and oval scarlet berries in late summer. See Lindera and fever-bush. Also spicewood.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
The common spicebush, Lindera benzoin, whose leaves have a distinctive strong citrusy aroma.
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noun.
deciduous shrub of the eastern United States having highly aromatic leaves and bark and yellow flowers followed by scarlet or yellow berries
noun.
straggling aromatic shrub of southwestern United States having fragrant brown flowers
noun.
deciduous shrub of the eastern United States having highly aromatic leaves and bark and yellow flowers followed by scarlet or yellow berries
Word Usage
"Fall stroll with staff horticulturist Deanne Eversmeyer featuring native plants such as American serviceberry, American yellowwood, Virginia sweetspire, spicebush, fragrant sumac, native ferns and grasses. 10 a.m."