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fetter bush

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fet⋅ter⋅bush

[fet-er-boosh]
–noun
1. an evergreen shrub, Lyonia lucida, of the heath family, native to the southern U.S., having clusters of fragrant, white flowers.
2. a similar shrub, Pieris floribunda, having long upright clusters of small white flowers.
3. any of several heathlike shrubs of the southern U.S.

Origin:
1855–60, Americanism; fetter + bush 1 ; so called because it impedes walkers
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