snowbush
Americannoun
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any of several ornamental shrubs having a profusion of white flowers, as Ceanothus cordulatus, of the buckthorn family, native to western North America.
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a shrub, Breynia disticha, of the spurge family, native to the South Sea Islands, having white, speckled leaves, inconspicuous, greenish flowers, and red fruit.
Etymology
Origin of snowbush
Example Sentences
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After a fire, snowbush, elderberry trees, currant bushes, cottonwoods, willow, and ocean spray regrew with gusto.
From Salon • Nov. 7, 2021
Similarly, a plant called snowbush can remain dormant in the soil for centuries until heat from a fire cracks its seed coat, and it blooms profusely.
From New York Times • Sep. 17, 2012
They were scattered all over the hill, cropping busily at the snowbush, moving ever slowly forward.
From The Rules of the Game by White, Stewart Edward
At their feet clutched snowbush, ground juniper, the gnarled fingers of manzañita, like devotees.
From The Rules of the Game by White, Stewart Edward
As he replaced his hat, his eye caught a glimpse of a man crouching and gliding cautiously forward through the low concealment of the snowbush.
From The Rules of the Game by White, Stewart Edward
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