[fet-er-boo
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| 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. |
| fet·ter·bush (fět'ər-bŏŏsh') n. Any of several deciduous or evergreen shrubs of the genus Leucothoe, having clusters of white to pink flowers and many-seeded capsules with five valves. |