Definition of Lindera benzoin

1. Noun. Deciduous shrub of the eastern United States having highly aromatic leaves and bark and yellow flowers followed by scarlet or yellow berries.

Exact synonyms: American Spicebush, Benjamin Bush, Benzoin Odoriferum, Spice Bush, Spicebush
Group relationships: Genus Lindera, Lindera
Generic synonyms: Bush, Shrub

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lindera Benzoin

Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire sausage
Lincolnshire spinach
Lincrusta
Lincs
Lind
Linda
Lindau
Lindau's disease
Lindau's tumour
Lindbergh
Lindberghian
Lindelöf space
Lindelöf spaces
Lindera
Lindera benzoin (current term)
Lindesnes
Lindheimera
Lindheimera texana
Lindie
Lindsay
Lindsey
Lindy
Line of Control
Linear A
Linear B
Linette
Lineweaver-Burk equation
Lineweaver-Burk plot

Literary usage of Lindera benzoin

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Methods of Organic Analysis by Henry Clapp Sherman (1905)
"... and the fat of the spice bush, Lindera benzoin. It melts at 31.3°, boils at 270°, and distils with steam. Soluble in about I.OOO parts of boiling water; ..."

2. Methods of Organic Analysis by Henry Clapp Sherman (1905)
"... and the fat of the spice bush, Lindera benzoin. It melts at 31.3°, boils at 270°, and distils with steam. Soluble in about 1000 parts of boiling water; ..."

3. Review of American Chemical Research by Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Arthur Amos Noyes, William Albert Noyes (1902)
"The oil from the bark and twigs of Lindera benzoin possesses the odor of wintergreen, boils at I70°-3O0°, shows a sp. gr. of 0.923, and contains 9 to 10 per ..."

4. The School of Mines Quarterly by Columbia University School of Chemistry (1905)
"Laurie acid, C^H^O,, occurs abundantly in the fat of the seeds of Lindera benzoin, and in smaller proportions in butter, cocoanut fat, palm oil, laurel oil, ..."

5. The School of Mines Quarterly by Columbia University School of Chemistry (1905)
"Laurie acid, C^H^O,, occurs abundantly in the fat of the seeds of Lindera benzoin, and in smaller proportions in butter, cocoanut fat, palm oil, laurel oil, ..."

6. Contributions from the Botanical Laboratory of the University of Pennsylvania by University of Pennsylvania Botanical Laboratory, University of Pennsylvania, Botanical Laboratory (1907)
"Ginkgo biloba, Lindera benzoin, ... March 13. twigs of Ginkgo biloba; March 14, plants of Hepatica triloba; March 16, twigs of Lindera benzoin and Sassafras ..."

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