Calycanthus

calycanthus

(ˌkælɪˈkænθəs) n (Plants) any of several shrubs of the genus Calycanthus, found in North America

Thesaurus

Noun

Calycanthus - a magnoliid dicot genus of the family Calycanthaceae including: allspicegenus Calycanthusmagnoliid dicot genus - genus of dicotyledonous flowering plants regarded as among the most primitive of extant angiospermsCalycanthaceae, calycanthus family, family Calycanthaceae, strawberry-shrub family - shrubs or small trees having aromatic bark; the eastern United States and eastern Asiaallspice - deciduous shrubs having aromatic bark; eastern China; southwestern and eastern United States

calycanthus

(kăl'ĭkăn`thəs), any plant of the genus Calycanthus, aromatic shrubs of N North America, Asia, and Australia. An American type, the Carolina allspice, is cultivated for the aromatic fragrance of its flowers. Calycanthus is classified in the division MagnoliophytaMagnoliophyta
, division of the plant kingdom consisting of those organisms commonly called the flowering plants, or angiosperms. The angiosperms have leaves, stems, and roots, and vascular, or conducting, tissue (xylem and phloem).
..... Click the link for more information. , class Magnoliopsida, order Magnoliales, family Calycanthaceae.

calycanthus

symbol of compassion. [Plant Symbolism: Jobes, 279]See: Kindness

Calycanthus

Related to Calycanthus: Calycanthus occidentalis

noun

Synonyms for Calycanthus

noun a magnoliid dicot genus of the family Calycanthaceae including: allspice

Synonyms

genus Calycanthus

Related Words

magnoliid dicot genus
Calycanthaceae
calycanthus family
family Calycanthaceae
strawberry-shrub family
allspice

随便看

英语词典包含2567994条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。