calycanthus

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noun

Any of the genus Calycanthus of sweetshrubs.

Origintranslingual Calycanthus →
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Meanings

nouncalycanthus (plural calycanthuses)

plural calycanthuses

  1. Any of the genus Calycanthus of sweetshrubs.

    He also recommended the new calycanthus hybrids, particularly Hartlage Wine, a deep burgundy without much fragrance, and Venus, a magnolia-like flower with a sweet scent.

    2009 February 5, Anne Raver, “New This Year: The Tried and True”, in New York Times

Origin

  1. translingualCalycanthus
  2. Englishcalycanthus

From the genus name translingual Calycanthus. By surface analysis, calyc- + -anthus.

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APA

calycanthus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calycanthus

MLA

“calycanthus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calycanthus. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “calycanthus,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calycanthus.

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