from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. Same as stinking-weed, 1.
- n. A leguminous shrub, Anagyris fœtida, of southern Europe.
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The ayac, or stinking-wood, is usually a small tree, seldom exceeding the thickness of a man's leg; its leaf is of a yellowish green, glossy, and of an oval form, being about three inches in length.