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MOORWORT
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Wiry evergreen shrub having pendent clusters of white or pink flowers; of wet acidic areas in Arctic and Canada to northeastern United States
Synonyms:
Andromeda glaucophylla; bog rosemary; moorwort
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("moorwort" is a kind of...):
andromeda (any of several shrubs of the genus Andromeda having leathery leaves and clusters of small flowers)