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sand myrtle
noun
- an evergreen shrub, Leiophyllum buxifolium, of the heath family, native to the eastern U.S., having simple, leathery leaves and clusters of white or pink flowers.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sand myrtle1
An Americanism dating back to 1805–15
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Example Sentences
Sometimes the path would disappear from sight in masses of hudsonia and sand-myrtle.
From Project Gutenberg
The path ran into a tangle of sand-myrtle, with vivid little oval green leaves and feathery white, pink-centred blossoms.
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