winter sweet
       n 1: dwarf aromatic shrub of Crete [syn: dittany of crete, cretan
            dittany, crete dittany, hop marjoram, Origanum
            dictamnus]
       2: aromatic Eurasian perennial [syn: oregano, marjoram, pot
          marjoram, wild marjoram, Origanum vulgare]
       3: medium-sized shrubby tree of South Africa having thick
          leathery evergreen leaves and white or pink flowers and
          globose usually two-seeded purplish black fruits [syn: poison
          arrow plant, Acocanthera oblongifolia, Acocanthera
          spectabilis]
       4: deciduous Japanese shrub cultivated for its fragrant yellow
          flowers [syn: Japan allspice, Japanese allspice, Chimonanthus
          praecox]