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Named after William Marriott Canby (1831–1904), who discovered the species in 1858.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Canby's mountain lover
Today it means: Paxistima canbyi, a small broadleaf evergreen shrub. Full definition →
Today it means: Paxistima canbyi, a small broadleaf evergreen shrub. Full definition →
Named after William Marriott Canby (1831–1904), who discovered the species in 1858.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.