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| 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. |
| spice bush | |
noun | |
| deciduous shrub of the eastern United States having highly aromatic leaves and bark and yellow flowers followed by scarlet or yellow berries [syn: spicebush] |