Halesia
Pronunciation : Ha*le"si*a
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [NL.] (Bot.)
Definition : Defn: A genus of American shrubs containing several species, called snowdrop trees, or silver-bell trees. They have showy, white flowers, drooping on slender pedicels.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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