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pieris

Syllabification: (pie·ris)

Pronunciation: /ˈpīris, ˈpi(ə)ris/

Definition of pieris

noun

an evergreen shrub of the heath family, typically having pink or red young leaves and loose clusters of waxy white bell-shaped flowers.
- Genus Pieris, family Ericaceae: many species, in particular P. floribunda of North America

Origin:

modern Latin, from the Latin name of one of the Muses, from Pieria, the name of a district in northern Thessaly, Greece, said to be the home of the Muses