prickly heath

noun

A shrub, Gaultheria mucronata, native to southern South America.

Meanings

nounprickly heath (plural prickly heaths)

plural prickly heaths

  1. A shrub, Gaultheria mucronata, native to southern South America.
  2. A shrub, Leptecophylla juniperina, native to Australia and New Zealand.

Translations

Spanish chaura
  • chauraGaultheria mucronata
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Chicago

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