| 单词 | fetterbush |
| 释义 | fetterbush in American English (ˈfɛtərˌbʊʃ) US noun 1. any of a genus (Leucothoe) of plants of the heath family, found in E U.S., with white, bell-shaped flowers 2. any of various other plants of the heath family fetterbush in American English (ˈfetərˌbuʃ) noun 1. an evergreen shrub, Lyonia lucida, of the heath family, native to the southern U.S., having clusters of fragrant, white flowers 2. a similar shrub, Pieris floribunda, having long upright clusters of small white flowers 3. any of several heathlike shrubs of the southern U.S. Word origin [1855–60, Amer.; fetter + bush1; so called because it impedes walkers]This word is first recorded in the period 1855–60. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: barrage, boilerplate, lavabo, output, pickup |
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