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leucothoe
[ loo-koth-oh-ee ]
noun
- any of various shrubs of the genus Leucothoe, of the heath family, having clusters of white or pinkish flowers.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of leucothoe1
< New Latin (1834), after Latin Leucothoē a legendary princess turned into a fragrant bush by Apollo
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Example Sentences
What the mountaineers call hemlock is the shrub leucothoe.
From Project Gutenberg
Along the water-courses, leucothoe, which similarly turns bronze in autumn, and lasts throughout the winter, is so prolific as to be a nuisance to travelers, being hard to push through.
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