Definition of Clethra alnifolia

1. Noun. Shrub of eastern and southern coastal United States having beautiful racemes of spice-scented white flowers.

Exact synonyms: Pepper Bush, Summer Sweet, Sweet Pepperbush, White Alder
Generic synonyms: Bush, Shrub

Lexicographical Neighbors of Clethra Alnifolia

Clement Attlee
Clement Philibert Leo Delibes
Clement Richard Attlee
Clementi
Clementina
Clementine
Clemmy
Cleome pinnata
Cleome serrulata
Cleopatra
Cleret
Cleridae
Clermont-Ferrand
Clethra
Clethra alnifolia
Clethraceae
Clethrionomys
Cleveland
Cleveland steamers
Clevenger
Clevenger's fissure
Clianthus formosus
Clianthus puniceus
Clianthus speciosus
Clichy
Clichy-la-Garenne
Cliff
Clifford

Literary usage of Clethra alnifolia

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Rhodora by New England Botanical Club (1907)
"... quite right and that in fact the station was Westford and not Westfield as quoted through some oversight.—ED. A PINK-PETALED FORM OF CLETHRA ALNiFOLiA. ..."

2. The Flower Garden, Or, Breck's Book of Flowers: In which are Described All by Joseph Breck (1858)
"clethra alnifolia. — Alder-leaved Clethra, — A shrub, from two to eight feet high, showing a long spike of white fragrant flowers, towards the end of summer ..."

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