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fetterbush

noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Any of several heathlike shrubs, especially in species:

Leucothoe spp., especially

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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Meaning 2

Any of several heathlike shrubs, especially in species:

Leucothoe spp., especially

Leucothoe fontanesiana

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Synonyms: highland doghobble, mountain doghobble

Antonyms: none provided

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Meaning 3

Any of several heathlike shrubs, especially in species:

Pieris floribunda (mountain fetterbush)

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Meaning 4

Any of several heathlike shrubs, especially in species:

Lyonia lucida (shiny lyonia)

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Synonyms: fetterbush lyonia, hurrahbush, staggerbush

Antonyms: none provided

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Meaning 5

showy evergreen shrub of southeastern United States with shiny leaves and angled branches and clusters of pink to reddish flowers that resemble an umbel

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: fetter bush, shiny lyonia, Lyonia lucida

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: shrub, bush

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Meaning 6

ornamental evergreen shrub of southeastern United States having small white bell-shaped flowers

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: mountain fetterbush, mountain andromeda, Pieris floribunda

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: shrub, bush

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