spicebush
[
spahys
-b
oo
sh]
/ˈspaɪsˌbʊʃ/
noun
1.
Also called
spice-wood
. a yellow-flowered, North American shrub,
Lindera benzoin,
of the laurel family, whose bark and leaves have a spicy odor.
2.
a North American shrub,
Calycanthus occidentalis,
having oblong leaves and fragrant, light-brown flowers.
Also called
Benjamin-bush
.
Origin
1760-70,
Americanism;
spice
+
bush
1
Examples from the web for
spicebush
Host-plant chemistry influences oviposition choice of the
spicebush
swallowtail butterfly.
spicebush
successfully grows and reproduces in a wide range of light conditions.
In the bottoms grow
spicebush
, pawpaw, deciduous holly and numerous sedges.
British Dictionary definitions for
spicebush
spicebush
/
ˈspaɪsˌbʊʃ
/
noun
1.
a North American lauraceous shrub,
Lindera benzoin,
having yellow flowers and aromatic leaves and bark