fetterbush

English

Etymology

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Noun

fetterbush (plural fetterbushes)

  1. Any of several heathlike shrubs, especially in species:
    1. Leucothoe spp., especially
      1. Leucothoe fontanesiana
        Synonyms: highland doghobble, mountain doghobble
    2. Pieris floribunda (mountain fetterbush)
    3. Lyonia lucida (shiny lyonia)
      Synonyms: fetterbush lyonia, hurrahbush, staggerbush

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