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]