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Definition of He-huckleberry
1. Noun. Deciduous much-branched shrub with dense downy panicles of small bell-shaped white flowers.
Group relationships: Genus Lyonia, Lyonia
Generic synonyms: Bush, Shrub
Lexicographical Neighbors of He-huckleberry
Literary usage of He-huckleberry
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Tree Book: A Popular Guide to a Knowledge of the Trees of North America by Julia Ellen Rogers (1905)
"Nicknames like nigger pine, he huckleberry, she balsam and bull bay ought to be
dropped by all people who lay claim to intelligence and taste. ..."
2. The Woods and Timbers of North Carolina by Peter M. Hale, Moses Ashley Curtis (1883)
"... Sweet Pepper Bush, (Itea), Sand Myrtle, He Huckleberry, False Heath, Syringa,
Hydrangea, *NB Plants without a popular name are enclosed in parentheses, ..."
3. North Carolina and Its Resources by North Carolina Board of Agriculture (1896)
"both of which belong to the camellia and tea family. The "he-huckleberry," Cyrilla
racemiflora, Walt. abounds and the great bay, ..."
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