cassiope

cas·si·o·pe

[kuh-sahy-uh-pee]
noun
1.
( sometimes initial capital letter ) any evergreen shrub belonging to the genus Cassiope, of the heath family, having nodding white or pinkish solitary flowers and scalelike or needlelike leaves.
2.
( initial capital letter ) Cassiopeia.

Origin:
< Neo-Latin, Latin < Greek Kassiópē Cassiopeia

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cassiope

noun
low tufted evergreen shrubs of colder parts of north temperate regions having moss-like foliage and nodding white or pink flowers 
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