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spice·bush  (spsbsh)

n.

An aromatic deciduous shrub (Lindera benzoin) of eastern North America, having clusters of early-blooming small yellow flowers.

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spicebush [ˈspaɪsˌbʊʃ]

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a North American lauraceous shrub, Lindera benzoin, having yellow flowers and aromatic leaves and bark

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	spicebush - deciduous shrub of the eastern United States having highly aromatic leaves and bark and yellow flowers followed by scarlet or yellow berries American spicebush, Benjamin bush, Benzoin odoriferum, Lindera benzoin, spice bush genus Lindera, Lindera - aromatic evergreen or deciduous dioecious shrubs or trees of eastern Asia and North America bush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
	2.	spicebush - straggling aromatic shrub of southwestern United States having fragrant brown flowers California allspice, Calycanthus occidentalis allspice - deciduous shrubs having aromatic bark; eastern China; southwestern and eastern United States