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Pieris

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Translingual

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Pieris formosa (family Ericaeae)
Pieris rapae (family Pieridae)

Etymology

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    Borrowed from Latin Pieris, from Ancient Greek Πιερίς (Pierís, a Muse), first worshiped in Πιερία (Piería, Pieria).

    Proper noun

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    Pieris f

    1. (botany) A taxonomic genus within the family Ericaceae – certain shrubs: andromedas or fetterbushes.
    2. (zoology) A taxonomic genus within the family Pieridae – whites, typical pierid butterflies.

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