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BREWER'S MOUNTAIN HEATHER
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Semi-prostrate evergreen herb of western United States
Synonyms:
Brewer's mountain heather; Phyllodoce breweri; purple heather
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Brewer's mountain heather" is a kind of...):
heath (a low evergreen shrub of the family Ericaceae; has small bell-shaped pink or purple flowers)
Holonyms ("Brewer's mountain heather" is a member of...):
genus Phyllodoce; Phyllodoce (small genus of evergreen Arctic and alpine shrubs)