styrax

/ˌstaɪˈræks/

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
   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