Definition of Pyrola americana

1. Noun. Evergreen of eastern North America with leathery leaves and numerous white flowers.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Pyrola Americana

Pyralididae
Pyralis
Pyramid
Pyramids
Pyrausta
Pyrausta nubilalis
Pyrenean
Pyrenees
Pyrenees daisy
Pyrenomycetes
Pyrethrum
Pyrex
Pyridium
Pyrocephalus
Pyrocephalus rubinus mexicanus
Pyrola americana
Pyrola elliptica
Pyrola minor
Pyrola rotundifolia
Pyrola rotundifolia americana
Pyrola uniflora
Pyrolaceae
Pyrophorus
Pyrophorus noctiluca
Pyrrhic
Pyrrhic victories
Pyrrhic victory
Pyrrhocoridae
Pyrrhonian
Pyrrhonism

Literary usage of Pyrola americana

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (1921)
"pyrola americana Sweet. Habitat.—Dry upland peat and occasionally moist peat at swamp margins. Acidity.— 5+ x 4 3 x 2 1 xx 300 100 30 10 3 1 The optimum ..."

2. Nantucket Wild Flowers by Alice Owen Albertson (1921)
"E HEATH FAMILY pyrola americana, Sweet. White, tinged with pink Shin-leaf, False Wintergreen. June-August Pyrola: from a diminutive for Pyrus, the pear-tree ..."

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