Hypertext Webster Gateway: "spicewood"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Spicewood \Spice"wood`\, n. (Bot.)
An American shrub ({Lindera Benzoin}), the bark of which has
a spicy taste and odor; -- called also {Benjamin}, {wild
allspice}, and {fever bush}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Allspice \All"spice`\, n.
The berry of the pimento ({Eugenia pimenta}), a tree of the
West Indies; a spice of a mildly pungent taste, and agreeably
aromatic; Jamaica pepper; pimento. It has been supposed to
combine the flavor of cinnamon, nutmegs, and cloves; and
hence the name. The name is also given to other aromatic
shrubs; as, the {Carolina allspice} ({Calycanthus floridus});
{wild allspice} ({Lindera benzoin}), called also {spicebush},
{spicewood}, and {feverbush}.
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