Chimonanthus (redirected from Wintersweet)

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a small genus of Asian deciduous or evergreen shrubs having fragrant flowers: winter sweet.

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Chimonanthus - small genus of Asian deciduous or evergreen shrubs having fragrant flowers: winter sweet genus Chimonanthus magnoliid dicot genus - genus of dicotyledonous flowering plants regarded as among the most primitive of extant angiosperms Calycanthaceae, calycanthus family, family Calycanthaceae, strawberry-shrub family - shrubs or small trees having aromatic bark; the eastern United States and eastern Asia Chimonanthus praecox, Japan allspice, Japanese allspice, winter sweet - deciduous Japanese shrub cultivated for its fragrant yellow flowers