styrax

/ˌstaɪˈræks/
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Definitions of styrax
  1. noun
    any shrub or small tree of the genus Styrax having fragrant bell-shaped flowers that hang below the dark green foliage
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    types:
    Styrax obassia, snowbell
    small tree native to Japan
    Japanese snowbell, Styrax japonicum
    shrubby tree of China and Japan
    Styrax texana, Texas snowbell, Texas snowbells
    styrax of southwestern United States; a threatened species
    type of:
    bush, shrub
    a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
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