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fetterbush

[ 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.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of fetterbush1

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

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