noun
small genus of Asian deciduous or evergreen shrubs having fragrant flowers: winter sweet
• Syn: ↑Chimonanthus
• Hypernyms: ↑magnoliid dicot genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Calycanthaceae, ↑family Calycanthaceae, ↑calycanthus family, ↑strawberry-shrub family
• Member Meronyms: ↑Japan allspice, ↑Japanese allspice, ↑winter sweet, ↑Chimonanthus praecox
Useful english dictionary. 2012.