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Meaning of HALESIA

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  deciduous small trees or shrubs of China and eastern North America
 

HALESIA is a 7 letter word that starts with H.

 

 Synonyms: genus Halesia
 
 See Also: dicot genus, family Styracaceae, magnoliopsid genus, silver bell, storax family, Styracaceae, styrax family

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Ha*le"si*a\, n. [NL.] (Bot.)
A genus of American shrubs containing several species, called
{snowdrop trees}, or silver-bell trees. They have showy,
white flowers, drooping on slender pedicels.

 

 

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