Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X, list of scientific terms with Scottish connections).
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STEWARTIA. Also Stuartia. Bot. A genus of American and Japanese shrubs of the tea family with large ornamental flowers, named by Linnaeus after John Stuart (1713–92), Marquis of Bute, Prime Minister and botanist. See Butea.
