halesia Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun deciduous small trees or shrubs of China and eastern North America
    genus Halesia.

WordNet

Ha*le"si*a noun
Etymology
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Definitions
  1. (Bot.) A genus of American shrubs containing several species, called snowdrop trees, or silver-bell trees. They have showy, white flowers, drooping on slender pedicels.

Webster 1913