fet|ter|bush

fet|ter|bush
fet|ter|bush «FEHT uhr BUSH», noun.
1. an evergreen shrub of the heath family, with fragrant, white or pink flowers, that grows in the southern United States.
2. a similar and related shrub, bearing nodding, white, bell-shaped flowers.
3. any one of various other shrubs of the heath family found in the easern United States.

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  • 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

  • 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

  • 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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