[ 'pɪərɪs , 'pʌɪ- ]
■ noun an evergreen shrub of the heather family with pink or red young leaves and loose clusters of waxy white bell-shaped flowers. [Genus Pieris .]
Origin
mod. L., from L., lit. 'Muse', from Pieria , the name of a district in Thessaly said to be the home of the Muses.