Summer Sweet (Noun)
Meaning
Shrub of eastern and southern coastal United States having beautiful racemes of spice-scented white flowers.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The summer sweet shrub was in full bloom, its racemes of white flowers filling the air with a sweet, spicy fragrance.
- The summer sweet shrubs that lined the coastal path added a delicate beauty to the rugged shoreline.
- As I walked through the garden, I caught the sweet scent of the summer sweet shrub, its flowers just beginning to unfurl.
- In the southeastern United States, summer sweet shrubs are a common sight, with their fragrant white blooms drawing in butterflies and bees.
- The gardener carefully pruned the summer sweet shrubs to encourage new growth and prevent the branches from becoming leggy.