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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of gamopetalous plants, of the order Diapensiaceæ and tribe Galacineæ.
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- noun any plant of the genus Shortia; evergreen perennial herbs with smooth leathery basal leaves and showy white solitary flowers
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