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Menziesia

Menziesia

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A small bush that loses its leaves and grows in North America and eastern Asia
  • noun
  • Specialized
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  • Botanists have reclassified some species of Menziesia under the genus Rhododendron.

Examples

  • The Menziesia shrub adds vibrant color to woodland gardens in the spring.

  • Many Menziesia plants thrive in acidic, well-drained soil conditions.

  • The Menziesia shrub blooms beautifully in spring.

  • Have you seen a Menziesia plant before?

  • Many Menziesia plants thrive in acidic, well-drained soil conditions.

  • The Menziesia shrub adds vibrant color to woodland gardens in the spring.

  • Botanists have reclassified some species of Menziesia under the genus Rhododendron.

Synonyms

genus Menziesia
vsMenziesia
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of shrubs that lose their leaves and grow in North America and eastern Asia

notes some species are now often placed under a different genus

Compounds

Menziesia ferruginea
  • Specialized
9.9

A low spreading shrub with bluish leaves and small bell-shaped flowers

Menziesia pilosa
  • Specialized
9.9

A low shrub with soft hairy stems that grows in the eastern United States called Minnie bush

genus Menziesia
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of shrubs that lose their leaves and grow in North America and eastern Asia

Surface Forms

Menziesia singular
Menziesias plural

Etymology

Menziesia comes from the Scottish botanist Menzies plus the common plant ending -ia, which means 'belonging to' or 'related to'. So think of Menziesia as 'Menzies's' shrubs, a group of plants named to honor him, like gardenia is a flower named after a person.