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Definition of Benzoin odoriferum
1. Noun. Deciduous shrub of the eastern United States having highly aromatic leaves and bark and yellow flowers followed by scarlet or yellow berries.
Group relationships: Genus Lindera, Lindera
Generic synonyms: Bush, Shrub
Lexicographical Neighbors of Benzoin Odoriferum
Literary usage of Benzoin odoriferum
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Book of Woodcraft and Indian Lore by Ernest Thompson Seton (1921)
"(Benzoin odoriferum) A small bush rarely 20 feet high. In moist woods; berries
red; leaves 2 to 5 inches long. A tea made of its twigs was a good old remedy ..."
2. Bulletin by United States Bureau of Plant Industry (1905)
"Laurus benzoin L. ; Lindera benzoin Meissn. ; Benzoin odoriferum Nées. ...
Benzoin odoriferum Nées. Same as Benzoin benzoin. ..."
3. Modern medical therapeutics: A Compendium of Recent Formulæ and Specific by George Henry Napheys (1885)
"Benzoin odoriferum. Dr. RM NICHOLLS, of Louisiana, says, in the Medical nnd
Surgical Reporter, February 3, 1883, that quinine, with the infusion of spice ..."
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