pieris

 
Pronunciation: /ˈpɪərɪs, ˈpʌɪ-/

noun

  • an evergreen shrub of the heather family, typically having pink or red young leaves and loose clusters of waxy white bell-shaped flowers. It is native to North America and Asia.
    • Genus Pieris, family Ericaceae

Origin:

modern Latin, from Latin, literally 'Muse', from Pieria, the name of a district in northern Thessaly, said to be the home of the Muses