staggerbush
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- deciduous shrub of coastal plain of the eastern United States having nodding pinkish-white flowers; poisonous to stockSynonyms: stagger bushLyonia marianaType of shrub, bushMember of Lyonia, genus Lyonia
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Stag′ger·bush′ (-bụsh′), noun
Botany An American shrub (Andromeda Mariana) having clusters of nodding white flowers. It grows in low, sandy places, and is said to poison lambs and calves. Asa Gray
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54