itea

American  

[it-ee-uh, ahy-tee-uh] / ˈɪt i ə, ˈaɪ ti ə /

noun

1. any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.

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Etymology

Origin of itea

< New Latin (Linnaeus) < Greek ītéa willow

Example Sentences

Wilson indicated wispy bald cypress trees, the drooping white blossoms of itea plants and a giant swath of ornamental grasses, which will turn red in the fall.

From Washington Post • Jun. 2, 2018

"If ve are to gif up te itea of vorking out the gase," acquiesced the professor, "vy I agree vith the chutche."

From Double Trouble Or, Every Hero His Own Villain by Lowell, Orson

I tell you, that compilation——" "Te tifision into gategories," broke in the professor, "according to te brinciples of lotchik was te chutche's itea.

From Double Trouble Or, Every Hero His Own Villain by Lowell, Orson