garrya

British

/ ˈɡærɪə /

noun

any ornamental catkin-bearing evergreen shrub of the North American genus Garrya: family Garryaceae

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Etymology

Origin of garrya

C19: named after Nicholas Garry (1781–1856), an officer of the Hudson's Bay Company

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The principal shrubs are manzanita and ceanothus, several species of each, azalea, Rubus nutkanus, brier rose, choke-cherry philadelphus, calycanthus, garrya, rhamnus, etc.

From The Yosemite by John Muir

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