moorwort

Definitions of moorwort
  1. noun
    wiry evergreen shrub having pendent clusters of white or pink flowers; of wet acidic areas in Arctic and Canada to northeastern United States
    synonyms: Andromeda glaucophylla, bog rosemary
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    andromeda
    any of several shrubs of the genus Andromeda having leathery leaves and clusters of small flowers
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