noun
shrubs or small trees having aromatic bark; the eastern United States and eastern Asia
• Syn: ↑Calycanthaceae, ↑family Calycanthaceae, ↑calycanthus family
• Hypernyms: ↑magnoliid dicot family
• Member Holonyms: ↑Ranales, ↑order Ranales, ↑Ranunculales, ↑order Ranunculales
• Member Meronyms: ↑Calycanthus, ↑genus Calycanthus, ↑Chimonanthus, ↑genus Chimonanthus
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nounUseful english dictionary. 2012.