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MOORWORT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does moorwort mean?
• MOORWORT (noun)
The noun MOORWORT has 1 sense:
1. wiry evergreen shrub having pendent clusters of white or pink flowers; of wet acidic areas in Arctic and Canada to northeastern United States
Familiarity information: MOORWORT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Wiry evergreen shrub having pendent clusters of white or pink flowers; of wet acidic areas in Arctic and Canada to northeastern United States
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Andromeda glaucophylla; bog rosemary; moorwort
Hypernyms ("moorwort" is a kind of...):
andromeda (any of several shrubs of the genus Andromeda having leathery leaves and clusters of small flowers)
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