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escallonia Definition

es·cal·lo·nia (es′kə lō′nē ə)

noun

any of a genus (Escallonia) of shrubs of the saxifrage family, with white, pink, or red flowers

Etymology: ModL, after Escallón, name of a Sp traveler who discovered the shrub in Colombia

escallonia Usage Examples

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  • keep: I reckon I could have kept the escallonias down to 3 feet for about five years.