genus Calycanthus

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1.genus Calycanthus - a magnoliid dicot genus of the family Calycanthaceae including: allspiceCalycanthusmagnoliid dicot genus - genus of dicotyledonous flowering plants regarded as among the most primitive of extant angiospermsCalycanthaceae, calycanthus family, family Calycanthaceae, strawberry-shrub family - shrubs or small trees having aromatic bark; the eastern United States and eastern Asiaallspice - deciduous shrubs having aromatic bark; eastern China; southwestern and eastern United States