fetterbush

English

Lyonia lucida flowers in Georgia in the United States.

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
   2. Pieris floribunda (mountain fetterbush)
   3. Lyonia lucida (shiny lyonia)

Synonyms

• (Lyonia lucida): fetterbush lyonia, hurrahbush, staggerbush

References

• fetterbush on Wikipedia.Wikipedia