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noun

Clethra alnifolia, a deciduous flowering shrub of eastern North America.

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sweet pepperbush
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Meanings

nounsummersweet (usually uncountable, plural summersweets)

plural summersweets

  1. uncountableusuallyClethra alnifolia, a deciduous flowering shrub of eastern North America.

    Synonyms: sweet pepperbush

Synonyms & antonyms

nounClethra alnifolia, a deciduous flowering shrub of eastern North America.

Similar
sweet pepperbush
Also see
poor man's soapsweet pepperbush

Origin

From summer + sweet.

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Cite this entry
APA

summersweet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/summersweet

MLA

“summersweet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/summersweet. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “summersweet,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/summersweet.

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