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Shortia
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1. shortia
any plant of the genus Shortia; evergreen perennial herbs with smooth leathery basal leaves and showy white solitary flowers
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Shortia
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an evergreen herb native to eastern North America and temperate Asia, with white, pink, or blue flowers
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Shortia
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any of a genus (Shortia, family Diapensiaceae, order Diapensiales) of evergreen, dicotyledonous plants with
nodding, bell-shaped, white flowers on long stalks; esp., an American species (S. galacifolia) native to the mountains of the Carolinas
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