The noun has one meaning:
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aromatic evergreen or deciduous dioecious shrubs or trees of eastern Asia and North America
Synonym: genus Lindera
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Lindera is a genus of about 80-100[1] species of flowering plants in the family Lauraceae, mostly native to eastern Asia but with three species in eastern North America.[1][2] The species are shrubs and small trees;[2] common names include Spicebush and Benjamin Bush.
The leaves can be either deciduous or evergreen depending on species,[2] and are alternate, entire or three-lobed, and strongly spicy-aromatic. The flowers are small, yellowish, with six tepals.[2] The fruit is a small red, purple or black drupe containing a single seed.
Lindera species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including The Engrailed.
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References
- ^ a b 1. Lindera Thunberg, Flora of North America
- ^ a b c d 5. Lindera Thunberg, Flora of China
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