wild rosemary

wild rosemary
noun
bog shrub of northern and central Europe and eastern Siberia to Korea and Japan
Syn: ↑marsh tea, ↑Ledum palustre
Hypernyms: ↑shrub, ↑bush
Member Holonyms: ↑Ledum, ↑genus Ledum

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noun
3. : a small Australian shrub (Cassinia laevis) of the family Compositae

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a bog shrub, Ledum palustre, of the heath family, found from the North Temperate Zone to the Arctic Circle, having leaves that are rust-colored and hairy beneath with rolled margins, and dense clusters of white flowers. Also called crystal tea.
[1825-35]

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