noun
broad-leaved evergreen Asiatic shrub with glossy leaves and drooping clusters of white flowers
• Syn: ↑andromeda, ↑lily-of-the-valley tree, ↑Pieris japonica
• Member Holonyms: ↑Pieris, ↑genus Pieris
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nounUsage: usually capitalized J
: a broad-leaved evergreen Asiatic shrub (Pieris japonica) with glossy leaves and drooping clusters of whitish flowers that is used as an ornamental — called also andromeda
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an Asian evergreen shrub, Pieris japonica, of the heath family, having broad, glossy leaves and drooping clusters of whitish blossoms. Also called andromeda.
[1945-50]
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Japanese andromeda,
an Asian evergreen shrub of the heath family, with large, glossy leaves and clusters of whitish flowers.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.