'Halesia' definitions:
Definition of 'Halesia'
(from WordNet)
noun
Deciduous small trees or shrubs of China and eastern North America [syn: Halesia, genus Halesia]
Definition of 'Halesia'
From: GCIDE
- Halesia \Ha*le"si*a\ (h[.a]*l[=e]"zh[i^]*[.a]), n. [NL.] (Bot.) A genus of American shrubs containing several species, called snowdrop trees, or silver-bell trees. They have showy, white flowers, drooping on slender pedicels. [1913 Webster]