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☆ shor·tia (s̸hôrt′ē ə)

noun

any of a genus (Shortia, family Diapensiaceae, order Diapensiales) of evergreen, dicotyledonous plants with nodding, bell-shaped, white flowers on long stalks; esp., an American species (S. galacifolia) native to the mountains of the Carolinas

Etymology: ModL, after C. W. Short (1794-1863), U.S. horticulturist + -ia

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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