ˈshȯ(r)d.ēə noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Charles Wilkins Short died 1863 American physician and botanist + New Latin -ia
1. capitalized : a genus of perennial herbs (family Diapensiaceae) having smooth coriaceous basal leaves and long-stalked showy white and solitary flowers with campanulate corollas — see oconee bells
2. -s : any plant of the genus Shortia