Pepper Bush (Noun)
Meaning
Shrub of eastern and southern coastal United States having beautiful racemes of spice-scented white flowers.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The gardener carefully pruned the pepper bush to maintain its ornamental shape and encourage more blooms.
- A variety of plants, including pepper bush, are found along the shores of Lake Pontchartrain.
- Native Americans in the southeastern United States have long used the berries of the pepper bush as a spice substitute.
- A single pepper bush in the landscape can perfume an entire yard with its heady scent on a warm summer evening.
- Walking along the Cape May beaches, you may spot pepper bush and other fragrant plants amidst the sandy dunes.