Meanings
plural spicebushes
- USA common spicebush (Lindera benzoin), whose leaves have a distinctive strong citrusy aroma.
Synonyms: Benjamin bush, spicewood, northern spicebush, common spicebush
- Any plant of the genus Calycanthus.
Synonyms: sweetshrub
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA common spicebush (Lindera benzoin), whose leaves have a distinctive strong citrusy aroma.
nounAny plant of the genus Calycanthus.
More synonyms by meaning
noundeciduous shrub of the eastern United States having highly aromatic leaves and bark and yellow flowers followed by scarlet or yellow berries
nounstraggling aromatic shrub of southwestern United States having fragrant brown flowers
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Polish lindera, lindera zwyczajna
- linderaany plant of the genus Lindera
- lindera zwyczajnaLindera benzoin
- kielichowiecany plant of the genus Calycanthus
Spanish lindera, benjoin
- linderaany plant of the genus Lindera
- benjoinLindera benzoin
Cite this entry
spicebush. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spicebush
“spicebush.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spicebush. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spicebush,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spicebush.
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