单词 | carolina allspice |
释义 | Carolina allspice in American English (ˌkærəˈlaɪnə) US any of a genus (Calycanthus) of hardy shrubs (family Calycanthaceae) of a dicotyledonous order (Laurales) of plants, bearingreddish-brown, sweet-smelling flowers Carolina allspice in American Englishnoun an aromatic shrub, Calycanthus floridus, of the southern U.S., having hairy, ovate leaves and purplish-brown flowers Also called: sweet shrub Word origin [1780–90, Amer.]This word is first recorded in the period 1780–90. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: carton, ego, fluff, oxygen, seep |
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