swamp andromeda

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swamp andromeda - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  maleberry \male"ber`ry\, male berry \male" ber`ry\n.
     1. (Bot.) A deciduous much-branched shrub (Lyonia  ligustrina
        ) with dense downy panicles of small
        bell-shaped white flowers; also called swamp andromeda.
  
     Syn: privet andromeda, he-huckleberry, Lyonia ligustrina.
          [WordNet 1.5]
  
     2. (Bot.) A kind of coffee. See Pea berry.
        [1913 Webster]