Spicewood

Spicewood
Spicewood Spice"wood`, n. (Bot.) An American shrub ({Lindera Benzoin}), the bark of which has a spicy taste and odor; -- called also {Benjamin}, {wild allspice}, and {fever bush}. [1913 Webster]

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  • Benjamin — Spicewood Spice wood , n. (Bot.) An American shrub ({Lindera Benzoin}), the bark of which has a spicy taste and odor; called also {Benjamin}, {wild allspice}, and {fever bush}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • fever bush — Spicewood Spice wood , n. (Bot.) An American shrub ({Lindera Benzoin}), the bark of which has a spicy taste and odor; called also {Benjamin}, {wild allspice}, and {fever bush}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Lindera Benzoin — Spicewood Spice wood , n. (Bot.) An American shrub ({Lindera Benzoin}), the bark of which has a spicy taste and odor; called also {Benjamin}, {wild allspice}, and {fever bush}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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