Usually means: Fragrant shrub with showy flowers.
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▸ noun:  Any of the genus Calycanthus of sweetshrubs.

Similar:
genus calycanthus, calycanth, spicebush, sweetshrub, callicarpa, calanthe, calabash tree, ceanothus, beautyberry, clianthus, more...

Types:
sweet-scented, Carolinallspice, eastern sweetshrub, strawberry bush, more...

Phrases:
calycanthus occidentalis, calycanthus floridus, genus calycanthus, calycanthus family, more...

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Similar:
genus calycanthus, calycanth, spicebush, sweetshrub, callicarpa, calanthe, calabash tree, ceanothus, beautyberry, clianthus, more...

Types:
sweet-scented, Carolinallspice, eastern sweetshrub, strawberry bush, more...

Phrases:
calycanthus occidentalis, calycanthus floridus, genus calycanthus, calycanthus family, more...



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