sweet pepperbush
[pep-er-boo sh]
- 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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Origin of sweet pepperbush
An Americanism dating back to 1830–40
Also called summer-sweet, white alder.
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