fetterbush

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noun

Leucothoe spp., especially

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highland doghobblemountain doghobblefetterbush lyoniahurrahbushstaggerbushmountain fetterbushmountain andromedaPieris floribunda
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Meanings

nounfetterbush (plural fetterbushes)

plural fetterbushes

  1. Any of several heathlike shrubs, especially in species:
    1. Leucothoe spp., especially
    2. Leucothoe fontanesiana

      Synonyms: highland doghobble, mountain doghobble

    3. Pieris floribunda (mountain fetterbush)
    4. Lyonia lucida (shiny lyonia)

      Synonyms: fetterbush lyonia, hurrahbush, staggerbush

Synonyms & antonyms

nounLeucothoe fontanesiana

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highland doghobblemountain doghobble

nounLyonia lucida (shiny lyonia)

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fetterbush lyoniahurrahbushstaggerbush

More synonyms by meaning

nounornamental evergreen shrub of southeastern United States having small white bell-shaped flowers

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mountain fetterbushmountain andromedaPieris floribunda
Broader
shrubbush

nounshowy evergreen shrub of southeastern United States with shiny leaves and angled branches and clusters of pink to reddish flowers that resemble an umbel

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fetter bushshiny lyoniaLyonia lucida
Broader
shrubbush

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

fetterbush. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fetterbush

MLA

“fetterbush.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fetterbush. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fetterbush,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fetterbush.

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