pieris : Idioms & Phrases
genus pieris
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noun decorative evergreen shrubs of woody vines
Pieris.
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noun type genus of the Pieridae
Pieris.
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pieris brassicae
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noun Old World form of cabbage butterfly
large white.
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pieris floribunda
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noun ornamental evergreen shrub of southeastern United States having small white bell-shaped flowers
fetterbush; mountain andromeda; mountain fetterbush.
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pieris japonica
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noun broad-leaved evergreen Asiatic shrub with glossy leaves and drooping clusters of white flowers
lily-of-the-valley tree; andromeda; Japanese andromeda.
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pieris protodice
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noun common North American form of cabbage butterfly
southern cabbage butterfly.
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pieris rapae
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noun toxic green larva of a cabbage butterfly
cabbageworm.
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noun small widely distributed form
small white.