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Definition of Fringe bush
1. Noun. Small bushy tree of southeastern United States having profuse clusters of white flowers.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fringe Bush
Literary usage of Fringe bush
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Western North Carolina: A History (1730-1913) by John Preston Arthur (1914)
"VI) we are told that in the Himalayas and the mountains of the Far East are found
the flame-colored azalea, the silver-bell tree, the fringe bush, ..."
2. The Carolina Mountains by Margaret Warner Morley (1913)
"... comes from the fringe-bush whose loose clusters of lacy white flowers you see
on the opposite bank. What is more significant than this dainty and ..."
3. My winter garden: a nature-lover under southern skies by Maurice Thompson (1900)
"Probably he was in search of her, for he mounted to the topmost spray of a fringe-
bush and called loudly in a clear, ringing voice supremely cheerful and ..."
4. The Story of Drugs: A Popular Exposition of Their Origin, Preparation and by Henry Corbin Fuller (1922)
"Early in May, on the rocky slopes, the beautiful fringe-bush puts forth its white
drooping blooms, filling the air with their perfume and rivaling the ..."
5. A Florida Sketch-book by Bradford Torrey (1894)
"The fringe-bush, likewise, stood here and there in solitary state, and thorn-
bushes flourished in bewildering variety ..."
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