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SWEET SHRUB
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Dictionary entry overview: What does sweet shrub mean?
• SWEET SHRUB (noun)
The noun SWEET SHRUB has 1 sense:
1. hardy shrub of southeastern United States having clove-scented wood and fragrant red-brown flowers
Familiarity information: SWEET SHRUB used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Hardy shrub of southeastern United States having clove-scented wood and fragrant red-brown flowers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Calycanthus floridus; Carolina allspice; strawberry bush; strawberry shrub; sweet shrub
Hypernyms ("sweet shrub" is a kind of...):
allspice (deciduous shrubs having aromatic bark; eastern China; southwestern and eastern United States)
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