spice bush

(noun) deciduous shrub of the eastern United States having highly aromatic leaves and bark and yellow flowers followed by scarlet or yellow berries. Synonyms: spicebush, spice bush, American spicebush, Benjamin bush, Lindera benzoin, Benzoin odoriferum.

(noun) straggling aromatic shrub of southwestern United States having fragrant brown flowers. Synonyms: spicebush, California allspice, Calycanthus occidentalis.