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Pieris
pieris (ˈpaɪərɪs; ˈpiːərɪs) n (Plants) any plant of a genus, Pieris, of American and Asiatic shrubs, esp P. formosa forrestii, grown for the bright red colour of its young foliage: family Ericaceae[New Latin, from Greek Pierides, a name for the Muses]Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | Pieris - decorative evergreen shrubs of woody vinesgenus Pierisdilleniid dicot genus - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbsEricaceae, family Ericaceae, heath family - heathersandromeda, Japanese andromeda, lily-of-the-valley tree, Pieris japonica - broad-leaved evergreen Asiatic shrub with glossy leaves and drooping clusters of white flowersfetterbush, mountain andromeda, mountain fetterbush, Pieris floribunda - ornamental evergreen shrub of southeastern United States having small white bell-shaped flowers | | 2. | Pieris - type genus of the Pieridaegenus Pierisarthropod genus - a genus of arthropodsfamily Pieridae, Pieridae - arthropod family including cabbage butterflies; sulphur butterfliessmall white, Pieris rapae - small widely distributed formlarge white, Pieris brassicae - Old World form of cabbage butterflycabbageworm, Pieris rapae - toxic green larva of a cabbage butterfly |
Pieris
Related to Pieris: Pieris japonicaSynonyms for Pierisnoun decorative evergreen shrubs of woody vinesSynonymsRelated Words- dilleniid dicot genus
- Ericaceae
- family Ericaceae
- heath family
- andromeda
- Japanese andromeda
- lily-of-the-valley tree
- Pieris japonica
- fetterbush
- mountain andromeda
- mountain fetterbush
- Pieris floribunda
noun type genus of the PieridaeSynonymsRelated Words- arthropod genus
- family Pieridae
- Pieridae
- small white
- Pieris rapae
- large white
- Pieris brassicae
- cabbageworm
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