winter sweet

noun

1

a

: wild marjoram

b

: cretan dittany

2

: japan allspice

3

: an ornamental African shrub or small tree (Acocanthera spectabilis) of the family Apocynaceae growing in warm countries and having thick leathery leaves, white or pink flowers, and globose purplish black fruit

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