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Definition of Clethra alnifolia
1. Noun. Shrub of eastern and southern coastal United States having beautiful racemes of spice-scented white flowers.
Exact synonyms: Pepper Bush, Summer Sweet, Sweet Pepperbush, White Alder
Generic synonyms: Bush, Shrub
Generic synonyms: Bush, Shrub
Lexicographical Neighbors of Clethra Alnifolia
Literary usage of Clethra alnifolia
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Rhodora by New England Botanical Club (1907)
"... quite right and that in fact the station was Westford and not Westfield as
quoted through some oversight.—ED. A PINK-PETALED FORM OF CLETHRA ALNiFOLiA. ..."
2. The Flower Garden, Or, Breck's Book of Flowers: In which are Described All by Joseph Breck (1858)
"Clethra alnifolia. — Alder-leaved Clethra, — A shrub, from two to eight feet
high, showing a long spike of white fragrant flowers, towards the end of summer ..."
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