staggerbush

stag·ger·bush

S0695400 (stăg′ər-bo͝osh′)n. A deciduous shrub (Lyonia mariana) in the heath family, native to the eastern United States, having poisonous foliage and white or pink flowers clustered in racemes.

staggerbush

(ˈstæɡəˌbʊʃ) n (Plants) an ericaceous deciduous shrub, Lyonia mariana, of E North America, having white or pinkish flowers: it is poisonous to livestock[C19: so named because it was believed to cause staggers in sheep]

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staggerbush - deciduous shrub of coastal plain of the eastern United States having nodding pinkish-white flowers; poisonous to stockLyonia mariana, stagger bushgenus Lyonia, Lyonia - evergreen or deciduous shrubs or small trees of United States to Antilles and eastern Asia to the Himalayabush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems