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mountain rosebay

American  

noun

  1. a showy, evergreen shrub, Rhododendron catawbiense, of the heath family, found in the mountainous regions from Virginia to Georgia, having bell-shaped, rose or purple flowers.

Etymology

Origin of mountain rosebay

An Americanism dating back to 1940–45

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