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escallonia

Definition of escallonia

noun

  • an evergreen South American shrub with pink or white flowers.
    • Genus Escallonia, family Grossulariaceae

Origin:

modern Latin, named after Escallon, an 18th-century Spanish traveller who discovered the plants

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