sweet pepperbush

[ pep-er-boo sh ]
/ ˈpɛp ərˌbʊʃ /

noun

a shrub, Clethra alnifolia, of the eastern and southern coastal U.S., having numerous erect clusters of white or pinkish flowers.
Also called summer-sweet, white alder.

Origin of sweet pepperbush

An Americanism dating back to 1830–40

Words nearby sweet pepperbush

sweet oil, sweet on, be, sweet orange, sweet pea, sweet pepper, sweet pepperbush, sweet potato, sweet roll, sweet scabious, sweet shop, sweet shrub