WINTER SWEET
Dictionary entry overview: What does winter sweet mean?
• WINTER SWEET (noun)
The noun WINTER SWEET has 4 senses:
1. dwarf aromatic shrub of Crete
2. aromatic Eurasian perennial
3. medium-sized shrubby tree of South Africa having thick leathery evergreen leaves and white or pink flowers and globose usually two-seeded purplish black fruits
4. deciduous Japanese shrub cultivated for its fragrant yellow flowers
Familiarity information: WINTER SWEET used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• WINTER SWEET (noun)
Meaning:
Dwarf aromatic shrub of Crete
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
cretan dittany; crete dittany; dittany of crete; hop marjoram; Origanum dictamnus; winter sweet
Hypernyms ("winter sweet" is a kind of...):
origanum (any of various fragrant aromatic herbs of the genus Origanum used as seasonings)
Holonyms ("winter sweet" is a member of...):
genus Origanum (a genus of aromatic mints of the family Labiatae)
Meaning:
Aromatic Eurasian perennial
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
wild marjoram; pot marjoram; Origanum vulgare; oregano; marjoram; winter sweet
Hypernyms ("winter sweet" is a kind of...):
origanum (any of various fragrant aromatic herbs of the genus Origanum used as seasonings)
Meronyms (parts of "winter sweet"):
marjoram; oregano (pungent leaves used as seasoning with meats and fowl and in stews and soups and omelets)
Holonyms ("winter sweet" is a member of...):
genus Origanum (a genus of aromatic mints of the family Labiatae)
Meaning:
Medium-sized shrubby tree of South Africa having thick leathery evergreen leaves and white or pink flowers and globose usually two-seeded purplish black fruits
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
poison arrow plant; Acocanthera spectabilis; Acocanthera oblongifolia; winter sweet
Hypernyms ("winter sweet" is a kind of...):
bush; shrub (a low woody perennial plant usually having several major branches)
Holonyms ("winter sweet" is a member of...):
Acocanthera; Acokanthera; genus Acocanthera; genus Acokanthera (small genus of trees and shrubs containing strongly toxic cardiac glycosides; Arabia to Africa)
Meaning:
Deciduous Japanese shrub cultivated for its fragrant yellow flowers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Chimonanthus praecox; Japan allspice; Japanese allspice; winter sweet
Hypernyms ("winter sweet" is a kind of...):
bush; shrub (a low woody perennial plant usually having several major branches)
Holonyms ("winter sweet" is a member of...):
Chimonanthus; genus Chimonanthus (small genus of Asian deciduous or evergreen shrubs having fragrant flowers: winter sweet)
