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pieris

British

/ ˈpaɪərɪs /

noun

any plant of a genus, Pieris, of American and Asiatic shrubs, esp P. formosa forrestii, grown for the bright red colour of its young foliage: family Ericaceae

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Etymology

Origin of pieris

New Latin, from Greek Pierides, a name for the Muses

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