ESCALLONIA


Meaning of ESCALLONIA in English

[ ˌɛskə'ləʊnɪə ]

■ noun an evergreen South American shrub with pink or white flowers. [Genus Escallonia .]

Origin

mod. L., named after the 18th-cent. Spanish traveller Escallon , who discovered the plants.

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