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Definition of Minnie bush
1. Noun. Low shrub of the eastern United States with downy twigs.
Exact synonyms: Menziesia Pilosa, Minniebush
Group relationships: Genus Menziesia, Menziesia
Generic synonyms: Bush, Shrub
Group relationships: Genus Menziesia, Menziesia
Generic synonyms: Bush, Shrub
Lexicographical Neighbors of Minnie Bush
Literary usage of Minnie bush
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Vascular Flora of Pennsylvania: Annotated Checklist and Atlas by Ann Fowler Rhoads, William M. Klein (1993)
"Pieris mañana (L.) Benth. & Hook. P •Menziesia pilosa (Michx.) Juss. Minnie-bush
Deciduous shrub Moist woods, rocky lower slopes and stream banks. ..."
2. History of Winneshiek and Allamakee Counties, Iowa by W E Alexander, Western publishing company, Sioux City (1882)
"... to Miss minnie bush, and they now have nine children, William, Carl, Herman,
Earnst, Ida, Caroline, Minnie, Emma and Robt. Fred Hencke is a native of ..."