fetterbush

American  

[fet-er-boosh] / ˈfɛt ərˌbʊʃ /

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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Etymology

Origin of fetterbush

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