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spice⋅bush

[spahys-boosh]
–noun
1. Also called spice-wood. a yellow-flowered, North American shrub, Lindera benzoin, of the laurel family, whose bark and leaves have a spicy odor.
2. a North American shrub, Calycanthus occidentalis, having oblong leaves and fragrant, light-brown flowers.
Also called Benjamin-bush.


Origin:
1760–70, Americanism; spice + bush 1
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spice·bush   (spīs'bŏŏsh')   
n.  An aromatic deciduous shrub (Lindera benzoin) of eastern North America, having clusters of early-blooming small yellow flowers.
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