Associations to the word «Pieris»
Noun
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Wiktionary
PIERIS, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Ericaceae — certain shrubs, the andromedas or fetterbushes.
PIERIS, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Pieridae — the whites, typical pierid butterflies.
PIERIS JAPONICA, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Ericaceae — the Japanese andromeda.
PIERIS RAPAE, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Pieridae — the small white.
Dictionary definition
PIERIS, noun. Decorative evergreen shrubs of woody vines.
PIERIS, noun. Type genus of the Pieridae.
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