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		wintersweet in American English (ˈwɪntərˌswit) nouna shrub, Chimonanthus praecox, native to China, having large leaves and fragrant yellow flowers   Word origin  [1890–95;  winter +  sweet]Examples of 'wintersweet' in a sentencewintersweet  In cold gardens, however, wintersweet is best trained against a warm wall.So, too, do winter flowerers such as mahonias, winter jasmine, wintersweet, shrubby honeysuckles, daphne and camellias.The rest of the year it disappears and becomes a non-plant, invisible, as do wintersweet and witch hazel.The winter honeysuckle has a fabulous scent produced by masses of small white tubular flowers, while the wintersweet smells spicier.  |