Definition of Pieris japonica

1. Noun. Broad-leaved evergreen Asiatic shrub with glossy leaves and drooping clusters of white flowers.

Exact synonyms: Andromeda, Japanese Andromeda, Lily-of-the-valley Tree
Group relationships: Genus Pieris, Pieris
Generic synonyms: Bush, Shrub

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pieris Japonica

Piedmont
Piedmont glacier
Piedmont type of glacier
Piedmontese
Piedraia
Piemonte
Piemontese
Pier Luigi Nervi
Pierce
Pieria
Pierian
Pieridae
Pieris
Pieris floribunda
Pieris japonica (current term)
Pieris protodice
Pieris rapae
Pierre
Pierre-Paul Broca
Pierre Abelard
Pierre Athanase Larousse
Pierre Auguste Renoir
Pierre Boulez
Pierre Charles L'Enfant
Pierre Corneille
Pierre Curie
Pierre Joseph Proudhon
Pierre Laporte Bridge
Pierre Larousse

Literary usage of Pieris japonica

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

1. Trees & Shrubs for English Gardens by Ernest Thomas Cook (1908)
"Pieris japonica variegata, white. Ribes alpinum pumilum aureum, golden in spring. Rubus ulmifolius variegatus, veins of the later leaves golden. ..."

2. Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society by Royal Horticultural Society (Great Britain). (1894)
"... two of the handsomest and most beautiful Conifers we have, with leaves. of a pleasing glaucous hue. Also a few large specimens of Pieris japonica. ..."

3. Trees & Shrubs for English Gardens by Ernest Thomas Cook (1902)
"Pieris japonica variegata, white. Ribes alpinum pumilum aureum, golden in spring. Rubus ulmifolius variegatus, veins of the later leaves golden. ..."

4. Bulletin by United States Bureau of Plant Industry (1908)
"The material obtained from this plant was less active physiologically than that obtained from Pieris japonica. Crystals were also obtained from Azalea ..."

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