Definition of Lyonia mariana

1. Noun. Deciduous shrub of coastal plain of the eastern United States having nodding pinkish-white flowers; poisonous to stock.

Exact synonyms: Stagger Bush, Staggerbush
Group relationships: Genus Lyonia, Lyonia
Generic synonyms: Bush, Shrub

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lyonia Mariana

Lynn
Lynn Fontanne
Lynne
Lynnette
Lynx
Lynx canadensis
Lynx caracal
Lynx lynx
Lynx pardina
Lynx rufus
Lyon
Lyonia
Lyonia ligustrina
Lyonia lucida
Lyonia mariana
Lyonnais
Lyonnaise sauce
Lyons
Lyotardian
Lyra
Lyrid
Lyrids
Lyrurus
Lyrurus mlokosiewiczi
Lyrurus tetrix
Lys
Lysander
Lysenko

Literary usage of Lyonia mariana

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Annals of Horticulture (1848)
"lyonia mariana, D. Don (Maryland Lyonia).—A deciduous shrub, growing two feet and upwards, with oval acute leaves, and large ovate-cylindrical flowers, ..."

2. The Vascular Flora of Pennsylvania: Annotated Checklist and Atlas by Ann Fowler Rhoads, William M. Klein (1993)
"P lyonia mariana (L.) D.Don Stagger-bush Deciduous shrub Dry slopes and barrens. Pieris mariana (L.) Benth. & Hook. P • Menziesia pilosa (Michx.) Juss. ..."

3. A Manual of Weeds: With Descriptions of All the Most Pernicious and by Ada Eljiva Georgia (1914)
"... a little larger than lilies of the valley, which they somewhat resemble in form. The calyx is FIG. 216. — Stagger-bush (lyonia mariana). ..."

4. Field Book of American Trees and Shrubs: A Concise Description of the by Ferdinand Schuyler Mathews (1915)
"lyonia mariana The leaves elliptical> broadly and narrowly so, or obovate-elliptical, deciduous, olive green, smooth above, slightly hairy on the veins ..."

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