spicebush, California allspice, Calycanthus occidentalis
(noun) straggling aromatic shrub of southwestern United States having fragrant brown flowers
spicebush, spice bush, American spicebush, Benjamin bush, Lindera benzoin, 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
Source: WordNet® 3.1
spicebush (plural spicebushes)
(US) The common spicebush, Lindera benzoin, whose leaves have a distinctive strong citrusy aroma.
Any plant in the genus Calycanthus
• (Lindera benzoin): Benjamin bush, spicewood, northern spicebush, common spicebush
• (Calycanthus): sweetshrub
• (Calycanthus): Carolina allspice, Carolina spicebus (Calycanthus floridus); California spicebush (Calycanthus occidentalis)
Source: Wiktionary
Spice"bush`, n. (Bot.)
Definition: Spicewood.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
9 November 2024
(noun) stout-bodied broad-winged moth with conspicuously striped or spotted wings; larvae are hairy caterpillars
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
