shortia

shortia

(ˈʃɔːtɪə) n (Plants) an evergreen herb native to eastern North America and temperate Asia, with white, pink, or blue flowers

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shortia - any plant of the genus Shortia; evergreen perennial herbs with smooth leathery basal leaves and showy white solitary flowersflower - a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossomsgenus Shortia - evergreen perennial herbs of North America and eastern Asia: oconee bellsoconee bells, Shortia galacifolia - plant of southeastern United States having solitary white funnel-shaped flowers flushed with pink and large glossy green leaves that turn bronze-red in fall