carolina allspice

Car·o·li·na all·spice

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Definitions of carolina allspice words

noun carolina allspice any of a genus (Calycanthus) of hardy shrubs (family Calycanthaceae) of a dicotyledonous order (Laurales) of plants, bearing reddish-brown, sweet-smelling flowers 3
noun carolina allspice an aromatic shrub, Calycanthus floridus, of the southern U.S., having hairy, ovate leaves and purplish-brown flowers. 1

before 1780

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An Americanism dating back to 1780-90

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