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styrax

styrax

9.9
A small tree or shrub with hanging bell-shaped white flowers and a sweet scent
  • noun
  • /ˈstaɪræks/
  • Specialized
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  • The styrax produces clusters of beautiful, white, bell-shaped flowers every spring.

Examples

  • The styrax in her garden filled the evening air with its sweet scent.

  • Botanists studied various species of styrax found in the region.

  • The styrax adds beauty to the garden.

  • Did you see the styrax in bloom this spring?

  • The styrax in her garden filled the evening air with its sweet scent.

  • The styrax produces clusters of beautiful, white, bell-shaped flowers every spring.

  • Did you see the styrax in bloom this spring?

Compounds

styrax family
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of shrubs and trees that often have fragrant resin

Styrax japonicum
  • Specialized
9.6

A small tree from China and Japan with fragrant white flowers

Styrax obassia
  • Specialized
9.9

A small tree from Japan that loses its leaves and has fragrant white flowers

Styrax texana
  • Specialized
9.9

A small tree from the southwestern United States that is at risk of disappearing

How Fragrant

styrax
  • Specialized
9.9
scent
165 1.0

Surface Forms

styrax singular
styraxes plural

Etymology

The word styrax comes from the old Greek word stýrax, which named a tree and its 'resin', a sticky, sweet-smelling substance, and the name may go back to a Middle Eastern language. That's why styrax today means a small tree known for its fragrant, bell-shaped flowers and its aromatic resin.