trailing arbutus

trailing arbutus
Also called arbutus, mayflower. a creeping eastern North American plant, Epigaea repens, of the heath family, having leathery, oval leaves and terminal clusters of fragrant pink or white flowers.
[1775-85]

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Trailing evergreen plant (Epigaea repens) of the heath family, native to sandy or boggy, acidic woodlands of eastern North America.

Its leaves are oblong and hairy, and its white, pink, or rosy flowers grow in dense clusters. It is grown in shady wildflower gardens and as ground cover in terraria.

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▪ plant
also called  Ground Laurel, Winter Pink, or Mayflower 
 (species Epigaea repens), trailing plant of the heath family (Ericaceae), native to sandy or boggy, acid woodlands of eastern North America. It has oblong, hairy evergreen leaves 2–6 cm (0.75–2.5 inches) long. The highly fragrant white, pink, or rosy flowers have a five-lobed corolla (the petals, collectively) and grow in dense clusters. Trailing arbutus grows in shady wildflower gardens.

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  • trailing arbutus — noun Date: 1785 arbutus 2 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • trailing arbutus — /ˌtreɪlɪŋ aˈbjutəs/ (say .trayling ah byoohtuhs) noun → arbutus (def. 2) …  

  • trailing arbutus — noun a creeping North American plant of the heather family, with leathery evergreen leaves and clusters of pink or white flowers. [Epigaea repens.] …   English new terms dictionary

  • trailing-arbutus — n. Ground laurel, Mayflower (Epigaea repens) …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • trailing arbutus — trail′ing arbu′tus n. pln a creeping E North American plant, Epigaea repens, of the heath family, having leathery oval leaves and terminal clusters of pink or white flowers • Etymology: 1775–85 …   From formal English to slang

  • trailing arbutus — noun low growing evergreen shrub of eastern North America with leathery leaves and clusters of fragrant pink or white flowers • Syn: ↑mayflower, ↑Epigaea repens • Hypernyms: ↑shrub, ↑bush …   Useful english dictionary

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