leucothoe

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noun

Any of the genus Leucothoe of flowering plants.

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Meanings

nounleucothoe (plural leucothoes)

plural leucothoes

  1. Any of the genus Leucothoe of flowering plants.

    For those customers she recommends shrubs, especially broad-leaved evergreens like skimmia, aucuba, and variegated leucothoe.

    2008 April 4, Stephen Orr, “When a Garden Is a Weekend Affair”, in New York Times

Origin

From the genus name.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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