†(a) cinchona bark (cf. fever bark n.) (obsolete rare); (b) U.S. the spice bush Lindera benzoin (cf. feverbush n. (a)) (now historical and rare).
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释义 | the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular medicinal plants or parts > medicinal trees or shrubs > [noun] > non-British medicinal trees or shrubs > spice-bush (4) feverwood1682 †(a) cinchona bark (cf. fever bark n.) (obsolete rare); (b) U.S. the spice bush Lindera benzoin (cf. feverbush n. (a)) (now historical and rare). spice-wood1756 (a) U.S. the spice-bush; (b) wood of spice-bearing shrubs. spice-bush1770 wild allspice, fever-bush (Benzoin odoriferum); also, an aromatic Californian tree of the laurel family. allspice1830 Chiefly with distinguishing word. Any of various other aromatic shrubs which are thought to resemble, or are used in a similar way to, the allspice… |
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