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Definition of Shallon
1. Noun. Small evergreen shrub of Pacific coast of North America having edible dark purple grape-sized berries.
Group relationships: Gaultheria, Genus Gaultheria
Generic synonyms: Bush, Shrub
Definition of Shallon
1. n. An evergreen shrub (Gaultheria Shallon) of Northwest America; also, its fruit. See Salal-berry.
Definition of Shallon
1. Noun. The shrub salal. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Shallon
1. salal [n -S] - See also: salal
Medical Definition of Shallon
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Shallon
Literary usage of Shallon
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Description and History of Vegetable Substances, Used in the Arts, and in (1830)
"... shallon. This is a new and interesting berry, recently found on the north-west
coast of America. Mr. D. Douglas, an indefatigable naturalist, ..."
2. The American Botanist edited by Willard Nelson Clute (1905)
"shallon.—Since I sent you my last shallon article I have had access to the Journal
of Lewis and Clark and have hunted out the first reference to shallon ..."
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