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shortia

DEFINITIONS OF: shortia

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n any plant of the genus Shortia; evergreen perennial herbs with smooth leathery basal leaves and showy white solitary flowers

Types:
Shortia galacifolia, oconee bells
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
Type of:
flower
a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
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