"spicewood" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: spicewoods [plural]
Etymology: spice + wood Etymology templates: {{compound|en|spice|wood}} spice + wood Head templates: {{en-noun}} spicewood (plural spicewoods)
  1. An American shrub, the spicebush (Lindera benzoin), whose bark has a citrusy taste and odor. Categories (lifeform): Herbs, Laurel family plants

Inflected forms

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