1. Deciduous shrub of the eastern United States having highly aromatic leaves and bark and yellow flowers followed by scarlet or yellow berries
   "Spicebush berries turn bright red in autumn"; "American spicebush berries turn bright red in autumn";
   - spice bush, American spicebush, Benjamin bush, Lindera benzoin, Benzoin odoriferum
    
2. Straggling aromatic shrub of southwestern United States having fragrant brown flowers
   "The spicebush filled the garden with its sweet fragrance";
   - California allspice, Calycanthus occidentalis

Derived forms: spicebushes

Type of: allspice, bush, shrub

Part of: genus Lindera, Lindera

Encyclopedia: Spicebush