sweet pepperbush
[ pep-er-boosh ]
/ ˈpɛp ərˌbʊʃ /
noun
a shrub, Clethra alnifolia, of the eastern and southern coastal U.S., having numerous erect clusters of white or pinkish flowers.
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Also called summer-sweet, white alder.
Origin of sweet pepperbush
An Americanism dating back to 1830–40
Words nearby sweet pepperbush
sweetness and light, sweet nothings, sweet oil, sweet pea, sweet pepper, sweet pepperbush, sweet potato, sweet roll, sweet scabious, sweet-scented, sweet-shop
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