sweet shrub

noun

1. Carolina allspice.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sweet shrub¹

An Americanism dating back to 1800–10

Example Sentences

She went and stood at her window, drawing in deep breaths of rain-freshened air, dense with sweet-shrub and honeysuckle.

From Project Gutenberg

There was a delicious odor of sweet-shrub in the air, and the fruity fragrance of the dark, wild wake-robin underfoot.

From Project Gutenberg