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Pieris

6 lettersnounrare

Updated June 2026

Definition

A genus of ornamental evergreen shrubs or woody vines valued for their attractive foliage and drooping clusters of small white flowers.

The gardener planted a pieris beside the gate for its striking red new growth that appears each spring.

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Synonyms

lily of the valley shrubandromeda

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Wordle

Ends in -IS, starts with PIE, R in the middle, botanical genus name rarely seen in word games

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Scrabble

Worth 8 points, Latin plant genus valid in Scrabble, -IS ending common among botanical Latin names

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