Definition of "spicebush" [spice•bush]

• An aromatic deciduous shrub (Lindera benzoin) of eastern North America, having clusters of early-blooming small yellow flowers. (noun)

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• "Fall stroll with staff horticulturist Deanne Eversmeyer featuring native plants such as American serviceberry, American yellowwood, Virginia sweetspire, spicebush, fragrant sumac, native ferns and grasses. 10 a.m."
• "The caterpillars live in folded leaf shelters and eat the leaves of the sassafras or spicebush."
• "Yesterday I saw a butterfly hit by a car — a spicebush swallowtail."