HyperDic: moorwort

English > 1 sense of the word moorwort:
NOUNplantmoorwort, bog rosemary, Andromeda glaucophyllawiry evergreen shrub having pendent clusters of white or pink flowers
English > moorwort: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningwiry evergreen shrub having pendent clusters of white or pink flowers; of wet acidic areas in Arctic and Canada to northeastern United States.
Synonymsbog rosemary, Andromeda glaucophylla
BroaderandromedaAny of several shrubs of the genus Andromeda having leathery leaves and clusters of small flowers

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