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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Trailing \Trail"ing\,
a. & vb. n. from Trail.
[1913 Webster]
Trailing arbutus. (Bot.) See under Arbutus.
Trailing spring, a spring fixed in the axle box of the
trailing wheels of a locomotive engine, and so placed as
to assist in deadening any shock which may occur. --Weale.
Trailing wheel, a hind wheel of a locomotive when it is not
a driving wheel; also, one of the hind wheels of a
carriage.
[1913 Webster]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Arbutus \Ar"bu*tus\, Arbute \Ar"bute\, n. [L. arbutus, akin to
arbor tree.]
The strawberry tree, a genus of evergreen shrubs, of the
Heath family. It has a berry externally resembling the
strawberry; the arbute tree.
[1913 Webster]
Trailing arbutus (Bot.), a creeping or trailing plant of
the Heath family ({Epig[ae]a repens), having white or
usually rose-colored flowers with a delicate fragrance,
growing in small axillary clusters, and appearing early in
the spring; in New England known as mayflower; -- called
also ground laurel. --Gray.
[1913 Webster]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Trailing \Trail"ing\,
a. & vb. n. from Trail.
Trailing arbutus. (Bot.) See under Arbutus.
Trailing spring, a spring fixed in the axle box of the
trailing wheels of a locomotive engine, and so placed as
to assist in deadening any shock which may occur. --Weale.
Trailing wheel, a hind wheel of a locomotive when it is not
a driving wheel; also, one of the hind wheels of a
carriage.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Arbutus \Ar"bu*tus\, Arbute \Ar"bute\, n. [L. arbutus, akin to
arbor tree.]
The strawberry tree, a genus of evergreen shrubs, of the
Heath family. It has a berry externally resembling the
strawberry; the arbute tree.
Trailing arbutus (Bot.), a creeping or trailing plant of
the Heath family ({Epig[ae]a repens), having white or
usually rose-colored flowers with a delicate fragrance,
growing in small axillary clusters, and appearing early in
the spring; in New England known as mayflower; -- called
also ground laurel. --Gray.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
trailing arbutus
n : low-growing evergreen shrub of eastern North America with
leathery leaves and clusters of fragrant pink or white
flowers [syn: mayflower, Epigaea repens]
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
trailing arbutus
n.
The mayflower, (taxlink Epigaea repens species), of eastern North
America.
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
trailing arbutus
n.
The mayflower, (taxlink Epigaea repens species), of eastern North
America.
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
trailing arbutus
n.
The mayflower, (taxlink Epigaea repens species), of eastern North
America.
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
trailing arbutus
n.
The mayflower, (taxlink Epigaea repens species), of eastern North
America.
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
trailing arbutus /tɹˈeɪlɪŋ ˈɑːbjuːtəs/
Maiblume [bot.]
Note: Epigaea repens
Synonym: mayflower
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