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Definition of Pyrola americana
1. Noun. Evergreen of eastern North America with leathery leaves and numerous white flowers.
Exact synonyms: False Wintergreen, Pyrola Rotundifolia Americana
Generic synonyms: Pyrola, Wintergreen
Generic synonyms: Pyrola, Wintergreen
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pyrola Americana
Literary usage of Pyrola americana
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (1921)
"Pyrola americana Sweet. Habitat.—Dry upland peat and occasionally moist peat at
swamp margins. Acidity.— 5+ x 4 3 x 2 1 xx 300 100 30 10 3 1 The optimum ..."
2. Nantucket Wild Flowers by Alice Owen Albertson (1921)
"E HEATH FAMILY Pyrola americana, Sweet. White, tinged with pink Shin-leaf, False
Wintergreen. June-August Pyrola: from a diminutive for Pyrus, the pear-tree ..."
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