Calycanthus (Gr., 'calyx-flower'), a genus of Calycanthaceæ, a small order connecting Ranunculaceæ with Rosaceæ, and of which only a few species are known, natives of North America and Japan. They are square-stemmed aromatic shrubs. The bark of C. floridus (Carolina Allspice) affords a substitute for cinnamon.
Calycanthus
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 2: Beaugency to Cataract, p. 661
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