benzoin : Idioms & Phrases


benzoin odoriferum

  • noun deciduous shrub of the eastern United States having highly aromatic leaves and bark and yellow flowers followed by scarlet or yellow berries
    spicebush; spice bush; Benjamin bush; Benzoin odoriferum; American spicebush.
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Flowers of benzoin

  • benzoic acid. See under Benzoic.
Webster 1913

genus benzoin

  • noun used in some classifications for the American spicebush and certain other plants often included in the genus Lindera
    Benzoin.
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gum benzoin

  • noun gum resin used especially in treating skin irritation
    benjamin; gum benjamin; benzoin; asa dulcis.
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lindera benzoin

  • noun deciduous shrub of the eastern United States having highly aromatic leaves and bark and yellow flowers followed by scarlet or yellow berries
    spicebush; spice bush; Benjamin bush; Benzoin odoriferum; American spicebush.
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