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.

Exact synonyms: American Spicebush, Benjamin Bush, Lindera Benzoin, Spice Bush, Spicebush
Group relationships: Genus Lindera, Lindera
Generic synonyms: Bush, Shrub

Lexicographical Neighbors of Benzoin Odoriferum

Benson
Bent Spear
Bentham
Benthamic
Benthamism
Benthamite
Bentley
Bentleyan
Bentleys
Benton
Benvenuto Cellini
Benxi
Benz
Benzaiten
Benzedrine
Benzoin odoriferum
Beograd
Beotian
Beowulf
Beowulfian
Beradinelli's syndrome
Berard's aneurysm
Beraud's valve
Berber
Berberidaceae
Berberis
Berberis canadensis
Berberis thunbergii
Berberis vulgaris
Berberophone

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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