leucothoe

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English

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Etymology

From the genus name.

Noun

leucothoe (plural leucothoes)

  1. Any of the genus Leucothoe of flowering plants.
    • 2008 April 4, Stephen Orr, “When a Garden Is a Weekend Affair”, in New York Times‎:
      For those customers she recommends shrubs, especially broad-leaved evergreens like skimmia, aucuba, and variegated leucothoe.

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