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wild tea1728

With defining words, applied to various plants whose leaves, flowers, etc. are used in the same way as tea, either for beverages, or medicinally…

bastard indigo1730

any of several leguminous North American shrubs of the genus Amorpha, which typically have racemes of purple flowers; esp. A. fructicosa

mountain heath1731

any of the small heath-like shrubs that constitute the genus Phyllodoce (family Ericaceae), of arctic and alpine zones of the northern hemisphere.

groundsel-tree1736

a North American shrub, Baccharis halimifolia.

amorpha1751

Any of several leguminous North American shrubs of the genus Amorpha, having long spiked clusters of purple flowers and hairy pinnate leaves…

buttonbush1754

a wetland shrub or small tree native to eastern North America, Cephalanthus occidentalis (family Rubiaceae), which has globular heads of whitish…

moosewood1778

Any of various North American shrubs and trees popularly associated with moose; spec. (a) the leatherwood, Dirca palustris; (b) the striped maple, Ace

pipestem wood1791

= pipewood n. at pipe, n.1 compounds 2.

modesty1809

U.S. Any of various plants; spec. (a) thorow-wax, Bupleurum rotundifolium; (b) a creeping plant, Whipplea modesta (family Hydrangeaceae), native…

sand myrtle1814

a small evergreen shrub, Leiophyllum buxifolium, of the family Ericaceæ, native to eastern North America and bearing pink or white flowers.

wicopy1823

Usually in form wicopy. The eastern leatherwood, Dirca palustris, which has tough, pliable bark used to make rope, cord, etc.

lead-plant1833

a shrub (Amorpha canescens) found in the west of the Mississippi valley, and believed to indicate the presence of lead ore.

false indigo1841

Also, with prefixed word, applied to other plants yielding a blue dye: as Chinese indigo n. or Japanese indigo Polygonum tinctorium. Egyptian indigo

sleek-leaf1845

The sand-myrtle, Leiophyllum buxifolium.

arrow weed1848

(a) arrowhead (genus Sagittaria); (b) U.S. an evergreen shrub native to southwestern United States and northern Mexico, Pluchea sericea (family Aster

rabbit bush1852

any of various pungently scented shrubs constituting the genus Chrysothamnus (family Asteraceae (Compositae)) and occurring in drier areas of…

ribbonwood1860

U.S. A large evergreen shrub, Adenostoma sparsifolium (family Rosaceae), found chiefly in the chaparral of southern California, with needle-like…

rabbit brush1877

= rabbit bush n.

sea myrtle1883

= groundsel-tree n. at groundsel, n.1 compounds.

pencil tree1884

(a) the North American groundsel tree, Baccharis halimifolia (family Asteraceae (Compositae)), which bears achenes having a long pappus (rare); (b)…

tar-bush1884

one of several aromatic shrubs of western North America, esp. one of the genus Eriodictyon, of the family Hydrophyllaceæ, which includes several…

ocean spray1906

an ornamental shrub native to western North America, Holodiscus discolor (family Rosaceae), allied to the spiraeas and bearing arching panicles…

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— ceanothus or red-root (9)
— Calycanthus or California allspice (5)
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