LEUCOTHOE

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Meaning:

Any plant of the genus Leucothoe; grown for their beautiful white flowers; glossy foliage contains a poisonous substance similar to that found in genus Kalmia

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("leucothoe" is a kind of...):

bush; shrub (a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems)

Holonyms ("leucothoe" is a member of...):

genus Leucothoe (American and Asiatic deciduous and evergreen shrubs)

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