mountain fetterbush

mountain fetterbush
an erect shrub, Pieris floribunda, of the heath family, found from Virginia to Georgia, having white flowers in nodding clusters.
[1795-1805]

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  • mountain fetterbush — gausiažiedis bereinutis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Erikinių šeimos dekoratyvinis nuodingas augalas (Pieris floribunda), paplitęs Šiaurės Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Pieris floribunda angl. flutterbush; mountain fetterbush; mountain… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • mountain fetterbush — noun ornamental evergreen shrub of southeastern United States having small white bell shaped flowers • Syn: ↑fetterbush, ↑mountain andromeda, ↑Pieris floribunda • Hypernyms: ↑shrub, ↑bush • Member Holonyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Fetterbush — can refer to a number of shrubs in the heath family Ericaceae, including:* Leucothoe fontanesiana (fetterbush) * Pieris floribunda (mountain fetterbush) * Lyonia lucida (fetterbush lyonia) …   Wikipedia

  • fetterbush — fet ter*bush n. 1. An ornamental evergreen shrub ({Pieris floribunda}) of the Southeastern U. S. having small white bell shaped flowers. Syn: mountain fetterbush, mountain andromeda, {Pieris floribunda}. [WordNet 1.5] 2. A showy evergreen shrub… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • fetterbush — noun 1. ornamental evergreen shrub of southeastern United States having small white bell shaped flowers • Syn: ↑mountain fetterbush, ↑mountain andromeda, ↑Pieris floribunda • Hypernyms: ↑shrub, ↑bush • Member Holonyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • mountain andromeda — noun ornamental evergreen shrub of southeastern United States having small white bell shaped flowers • Syn: ↑fetterbush, ↑mountain fetterbush, ↑Pieris floribunda • Hypernyms: ↑shrub, ↑bush • Member Holonyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • mountain-andromeda — gausiažiedis bereinutis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Erikinių šeimos dekoratyvinis nuodingas augalas (Pieris floribunda), paplitęs Šiaurės Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Pieris floribunda angl. flutterbush; mountain fetterbush; mountain… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • Lyonia lucida — fetterbush fet ter*bush n. 1. An ornamental evergreen shrub ({Pieris floribunda}) of the Southeastern U. S. having small white bell shaped flowers. Syn: mountain fetterbush, mountain andromeda, {Pieris floribunda}. [WordNet 1.5] 2. A showy… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Lyonia lucida — fetterbush fet ter*bush n. 1. An ornamental evergreen shrub ({Pieris floribunda}) of the Southeastern U. S. having small white bell shaped flowers. Syn: mountain fetterbush, mountain andromeda, {Pieris floribunda}. [WordNet 1.5] 2. A showy… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Pieris floribunda — fetterbush fet ter*bush n. 1. An ornamental evergreen shrub ({Pieris floribunda}) of the Southeastern U. S. having small white bell shaped flowers. Syn: mountain fetterbush, mountain andromeda, {Pieris floribunda}. [WordNet 1.5] 2. A showy… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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