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a showy, evergreen shrub, Rhododendron catawbiense, of the heath family, found in the mountainous regions from Virginia to Georgia, having bell-shaped, rose or purple flowers.[1940-45, Amer.]
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mountain rosebay — noun : catawba rhododendron * * * a showy, evergreen shrub, Rhododendron catawbiense, of the heath family, found in the mountainous regions from Virginia to Georgia, having bell shaped, rose or purple flowers. [1940 45, Amer.] … Useful english dictionary
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