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Definition of Pinckneya pubens
1. Noun. Ornamental shrub or small tree of swampy areas in southwestern United States having large pink or white sepals and yielding Georgia bark for treating fever.
Exact synonyms: Bitter-bark, Fever Tree, Georgia Bark
Group relationships: Genus Pinckneya, Pinckneya
Generic synonyms: Bush, Shrub
Group relationships: Genus Pinckneya, Pinckneya
Generic synonyms: Bush, Shrub
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pinckneya Pubens
Literary usage of Pinckneya pubens
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1882)
"This other flowering shrub was most probably Pinckneya pubens (which was finely
in bloom in June and July when my friend went up). The only other showy, ..."
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