Definition of Andromeda polifolia

1. Noun. Erect to procumbent evergreen shrub having pendent clusters of white or pink flowers; of sphagnum peat bogs and other wet acidic areas in northern Europe.

Exact synonyms: Common Bog Rosemary, Marsh Andromeda
Generic synonyms: Andromeda

Lexicographical Neighbors of Andromeda Polifolia

Andrew Jackson Downing
Andrew Johnson
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Andrew Marvell
Andrew Mellon
Andrew W. Mellon
Andrew William Mellon
Andrew Wyeth
Andrews
Andricus
Andrina
Andromeda
Andromeda Galaxy
Andromeda galaxy
Andromeda glaucophylla
Andromeda polifolia (current term)
Andropogon
Andropogon furcatus
Andropogon gerardii
Andropogon scoparius
Andropogon virginicus
Andros
Andrzej Wajda
Andvari
Andy
Andy Warhol
Aneides
Aneides lugubris
Aneityum
Anel

Literary usage of Andromeda polifolia

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

1. The Writings of Henry David Thoreau by Henry David Thoreau (1906)
"The whole aspect more tender and yellowish than the Andromeda polifolia.1 The pretty little blossom-buds arranged crosswise in the axils of the leaves as ..."

2. Journal of Botany, British and Foreign (1866)
"The numerous specimens of Andromeda polifolia, from the Cotton Moss, co. ... The peduncle of Andromeda polifolia, in the 'Flora Lapponica,' is represented ..."

3. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1906)
"Among the Cassandra were quantities of Sphagnum, and many other plants lesser in number, as Andromeda polifolia, Vaccinium macrocarpon (cranberry), etc. ..."

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