sweet shrub

/swit ʃrəb/
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Other forms: sweet shrubs

Definitions of sweet shrub
  1. noun
    hardy shrub of southeastern United States having clove-scented wood and fragrant red-brown flowers
    synonyms: Calycanthus floridus, Carolina allspice, strawberry bush, strawberry shrub
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    type of:
    allspice
    deciduous shrubs having aromatic bark; eastern China; southwestern and eastern United States
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