spice·bush (sp s b sh )n. An aromatic deciduous shrub (Lindera benzoin) of eastern North America, having clusters of early-blooming small yellow flowers. |
spicebush [ˈspaɪsˌbʊʃ]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a North American lauraceous shrub, Lindera benzoin, having yellow flowers and aromatic leaves and bark
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| Noun | 1. |  spicebush - deciduous shrub of the eastern United States having highly aromatic leaves and bark and yellow flowers followed by scarlet or yellow berriesgenus Lindera, Lindera - aromatic evergreen or deciduous dioecious shrubs or trees of eastern Asia and North America |
| 2. | spicebush - straggling aromatic shrub of southwestern United States having fragrant brown flowers allspice - deciduous shrubs having aromatic bark; eastern China; southwestern and eastern United States |
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