STAGGERBUSH

staggerbush, stagger bush, Lyonia mariana

(noun) deciduous shrub of coastal plain of the eastern United States having nodding pinkish-white flowers; poisonous to stock

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

staggerbush (plural staggerbushes)

Any of the genus Lyonia of ericaceous flowering plants.

Source: Wiktionary


Stag"ger*bush`, n. (Bot.)

Definition: An American shrub (Andromeda Mariana) having clusters of nodding white flowers. It grows in low, sandy places, and is said to poison lambs and calves. Gray.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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