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sweetbox

sweetbox noun: a slow-growing evergreen ground cover Sarcococca humilis with insignificant white flowers with a sharp aroma of cinnamon and cloves.

sweetbox: a slow-growing evergreen ground cover Sarcococca humilis with insignificant white flowers with a...
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Noun

sweetbox (uncountable)

  1. A slow-growing evergreen ground cover Sarcococca humilis with insignificant white flowers with a sharp aroma of cinnamon and cloves.
    Synonyms:
    Sarcococca hookeriana var. humilis

Synonyms of sweetbox

  • Sarcococca hookeriana var. humilis

Origin of sweetbox

From sweet + box.

Questions about sweetbox

What does sweetbox mean?
Sweetbox means a slow-growing evergreen ground cover Sarcococca humilis with insignificant white flowers with a sharp aroma of cinnamon and cloves.
What part of speech is sweetbox?
Sweetbox is a noun.

Words near sweetbox in the dictionary

  1. sweet-toothed
  2. sweet-william
  3. sweet-williams
  4. sweetbay magnolia
  5. sweetbay magnolias
  6. sweetbox
  7. sweetbread
  8. sweetbreads
  9. sweetbriar
  10. sweetbriars
  11. sweetbrier

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