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Carolina allspice
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- an aromatic shrub, Calycanthus floridus, of the southern U.S., having hairy, ovate leaves and purplish-brown flowers.
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of Carolina allspice1
An Americanism dating back to 1780–90
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The Carolina Allspice and the White Water-Lily exhibit complete gradations not only between sepals and petals, but between petals and stamens.
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Carolina allspice, sweet-scented shrub, Calycanthus floridus.*
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