snowy mespilus

snowy mespilus
noun a white-flowered shrub or small tree, often grown as an ornamental. [Amelanchier vulgaris and related species, formerly in the genus Mespilus.]
Origin
mod. L. Mespilus, from L. mespilus 'medlar tree'.

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