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Carolina allspice

American  

noun

  1. an aromatic shrub, Calycanthus floridus, of the southern U.S., having hairy, ovate leaves and purplish-brown flowers.

Etymology

Origin of Carolina allspice

An Americanism dating back to 1780–90

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