minniebush

noun

min·​nie·​bush

ˈminēˌbu̇sh

: a low shrub (Menziesia pilosa) of eastern North America with greenish purple flowers

Word History

Etymology

minnie- (irregular from Archibald Menzies †1842 Scottish botanist) + bush

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