halesia
Halesia
Ha*le"si*a\, n. [NL.] (Bot.) A genus of American shrubs containing several species, called snowdrop trees, or silver-bell trees. They have showy, white flowers, drooping on slender pedicels.
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| halesia | |
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| deciduous small trees or shrubs of China and eastern North America |
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Halesia
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