WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

winter sweet
    n 1: dwarf aromatic shrub of Crete [syn: dittany of crete,
         cretan dittany, crete dittany, hop marjoram, winter
         sweet, Origanum dictamnus]
    2: aromatic Eurasian perennial [syn: oregano, marjoram, pot
       marjoram, wild marjoram, winter sweet, Origanum
       vulgare]
    3: medium-sized shrubby tree of South Africa having thick
       leathery evergreen leaves and white or pink flowers and
       globose usually two-seeded purplish black fruits [syn:
       winter sweet, poison arrow plant, Acocanthera
       oblongifolia, Acocanthera spectabilis]
    4: deciduous Japanese shrub cultivated for its fragrant yellow
       flowers [syn: Japan allspice, Japanese allspice, winter
       sweet, Chimonanthus praecox]