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Definition of Calycanthus
1. Noun. A magnoliid dicot genus of the family Calycanthaceae including: allspice.
Generic synonyms: Magnoliid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Calycanthaceae, Calycanthus Family, Family Calycanthaceae, Strawberry-shrub Family
Member holonyms: Allspice
Definition of Calycanthus
1. Noun. Any of the genus ''Calycanthus'' of sweetshrubs. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Calycanthus
Literary usage of Calycanthus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1905)
"Fir pêne, a Terpene and its Comparison with Pinene: GB FRANKFURTER and FRANCIS
FRARY. (Read by title.) The Crystalline Alkaloid of calycanthus Glaucus: HM ..."
2. Annual Record of Science and Industry for 1871-78 by Spencer Fullerton Baird (1878)
"Fluorescence of calycanthus. A decoction of the bark of the calycanthus floridus,
also known as "sweet shrub," is strongly fluorescent. ..."
3. The Elements of Botany for Beginners and for Schools by Asa Gray (1887)
"calycanthus, CAROLINA ALLSPICE or SWEET-SCENTED SHRUB. (Greek: cup and flower.)
All wild in US, and cultivated, especially the first, which has fragrant ..."
4. The Flower Garden, Or, Breck's Book of Flowers: In which are Described All by Joseph Breck (1858)
"calycanthus. All this genus are natives of North America. They are very easy of
culture, growing freely in peat or loam, or both, ..."
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