shortia

Definitions of shortia
  1. noun
    any plant of the genus Shortia; evergreen perennial herbs with smooth leathery basal leaves and showy white solitary flowers
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    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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