What is "fetterbush"

fetterbush \fet"ter*bush`\ n.

1. An ornamental evergreen shrub ( Pieris floribunda) of the Southeastern U. S. having small white bell-shaped flowers.

   Syn: mountain fetterbush, mountain andromeda, Pieris floribunda.

2. A showy evergreen shrub ( Lyonia lucida) of the Southeastern U. S. with shiny leaves and angled branches and umbel-like clusters of pink to reddish flowers.

   Syn: fetter bush, shiny lyonia, Lyonia lucida.

n. 1 Any of several heathlike shrubs, especially: 2 # (taxlink Leucothoe fontanesiana species noshow=1) 3 # (taxlink Pieris floribunda species noshow=1) (mountain fetterbush) 4 # (taxlink Lyonia lucida species noshow=1)

1. n. ornamental evergreen shrub of southeastern United States having small white bell-shaped flowers [syn: mountain fetterbush, mountain andromeda, Pieris floribunda]

2. showy evergreen shrub of southeastern United States with shiny leaves and angled branches and clusters of pink to reddish flowers that resemble an umbel [syn: fetter bush, shiny lyonia, Lyonia lucida]

Fetterbush, is a common name for several plants in the Ericaceae family and may refer to:

• Leucothoe, several species including:
  • Leucothoe fontanesiana (fetterbush)
• Pieris, several species including:
  • Pieris floribunda (mountain fetterbush)
• Lyonia lucida (fetterbush lyonia)