Leucothoe

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A shrub with attractive leaves and arching branches often grown in gardens

noun
/ˈluːkəˌθoʊ/

Specialized

: Leucothoe

Many gardeners choose Leucothoe for its attractive evergreen leaves and graceful arching branches.

Examples

Several species within the Leucothoe genus are popular choices for shade gardens.
The wooded area was filled with Leucothoe shrubs, blooming delicately in the spring.
The Leucothoe plant thrives in shaded areas.
I planted several Leucothoes in my garden.
Many gardeners choose Leucothoe for its attractive evergreen leaves and graceful arching branches.
Several species within the Leucothoe genus are popular choices for shade gardens.
The Leucothoe plant thrives in shaded areas.

Compounds

Leucothoe fontanesiana

Specialized

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A fast-growing bush that keeps leaves all year with arching branches and white flowers

Leucothoe racemosa

Specialized

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A bushy shrub with pink flower clusters that grows in eastern United States and loses leaves in winter

Leucothoe editorum

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An evergreen shrub native to the southeastern United States with arching branches and groups of white flowers

Surface Forms

Leucothoe singular

Leucothoes plural

Etymology

Leucothoe comes from the Greek root leukos, which means 'white', and also from a name in Greek myth; a helpful way to remember it is that many Leucothoe shrubs have small white flowers, so the name fits their look.