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Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. n. A genus of evergreen aromatic shrubs or small trees, belonging to the natural order Magnoliaceæ and nearly related to the genus Illicium. There are 5 species, of which 2 are Australian, the others belonging respectively to New Zealand, Borneo, and South America. D. Winteri of South America yields Winter's bark (which see, under bark).

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. n. (Bot.) A genus of magnoliaceous trees. Drimys aromatica furnishes Winter's bark.

WordNet 3.0

  1. n. shrubs and trees of southern hemisphere having aromatic foliage

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