/spuys"boosh'/ , n.
1. Also called spice-wood . a yellow-flowered, North American shrub, Lindera benzoin, of the laurel family, whose bark and leaves have a spicy odor.
2. a North American shrub, Calycanthus occidentalis, having oblong leaves and fragrant, light-brown flowers. Also called Benjamin-bush .
[ 1760-70, Amer.; SPICE + BUSH 1 ]