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spicebush — ☆ spicebush [spīs′boosh΄ ] n. 1. an aromatic E North American plant (Lindera benzoin) of the laurel family, with leathery leaves, small yellowish flowers, and red fruit formerly dried for use as a spice 2. CAROLINA ALLSPICE … English World dictionary
Spicebush Swallowtail — Taxobox image caption = Spicebush Swallowtail( Papilio troilus ) status = NE status system = IUCN3.1 name = Spicebush Swallowtail regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta ordo = Lepidoptera familia = Papilionidae subfamilia =… … Wikipedia
spicebush — /spuys boosh /, n. 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… … Universalium
spicebush — noun a North American aromatic shrub, the fruit of which was used as a substitute for allspice. [Lindera benzoin.] … English new terms dictionary
spicebush — spice•bush [[t]ˈspaɪsˌbʊʃ[/t]] n. pln an aromatic North American shrub, Lindera benzoin, with small yellow flowers • Etymology: 1760–70, amer … From formal English to slang
Native American cuisine — Frybread is a staple food of Native American cuisine.[1] … Wikipedia
Benjamin 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, ↑spice bush, ↑American spicebush, ↑Lindera benzoin, ↑Benzoin odoriferum •… … Useful english dictionary
Lindera — noun aromatic evergreen or deciduous dioecious shrubs or trees of eastern Asia and North America • Syn: ↑genus Lindera • Hypernyms: ↑magnoliid dicot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Lauraceae, ↑family Lauraceae, ↑laurel family … Useful english dictionary
Benzoin odoriferum — 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, ↑spice bush, ↑American spicebush, ↑Benjamin bush, ↑Lindera benzoin • Hypernyms:… … Useful english dictionary
genus Lindera — noun aromatic evergreen or deciduous dioecious shrubs or trees of eastern Asia and North America • Syn: ↑Lindera • Hypernyms: ↑magnoliid dicot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Lauraceae, ↑family Lauraceae, ↑laurel family … Useful english dictionary
