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wintersweet in American English (ˈwɪntərˌswit) nouna shrub, Chimonanthus praecox, native to China, having large leaves and fragrant yellow flowers Word origin [1890–95; winter + sweet]Examples of 'wintersweet' in a sentencewintersweet In cold gardens, however, wintersweet is best trained against a warm wall.So, too, do winter flowerers such as mahonias, winter jasmine, wintersweet, shrubby honeysuckles, daphne and camellias.The rest of the year it disappears and becomes a non-plant, invisible, as do wintersweet and witch hazel.The winter honeysuckle has a fabulous scent produced by masses of small white tubular flowers, while the wintersweet smells spicier. |