sweetshrub en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sweh₂d- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *swéh₂dus Proto-Germanic *swōtuz Proto-Indo-European *-yos Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Germanic *-jaz Proto-West Germanic *-ī Proto-West Germanic *swōtī Old English swēte Middle English swete English sweet English shrub English sweetshrub From sweet + shrub, named for the pleasant aroma of the entire plant.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) A deciduous flowering plant of the genus Calycanthus with aromatic bark and flowers.
To screen out the houses, Mr. Darke and Ms. Zoehrer have planted cedars and katsura trees, sweetshrub and shadbush, and turned their gaze inward, to the garden of their own making.
2007 May 31, Anne Raver, “Reshaping Their Own Worldview”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sweetshrubs | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (2)
pl kielichowiec (shrub) · hsb korjeninowc (shrub)