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Definition of Pieris japonica
1. Noun. Broad-leaved evergreen Asiatic shrub with glossy leaves and drooping clusters of white flowers.
Group relationships: Genus Pieris, Pieris
Generic synonyms: Bush, Shrub
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pieris Japonica
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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