leucothoe

American

[loo-koth-oh-ee] / luˈkɒθ oʊˌi /

noun

any of various shrubs of the genus Leucothoe, of the heath family, having clusters of white or pinkish flowers.

Etymology

Origin of leucothoe

< New Latin (1834), after Latin Leucothoē a legendary princess turned into a fragrant bush by Apollo

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leucothoe

What the mountaineers call hemlock is the shrub leucothoe.

From Our Southern Highlanders by Horace Kephart

Along the water-courses, leucothoe, which similarly turns bronze in autumn, and lasts throughout the winter, is so prolific as to be a nuisance to travelers, being hard to push through.

From Our Southern Highlanders by Horace Kephart

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