Answer: rhodora

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RHODORAPlant of Emerson's poem, 1839.
RHODORAShrub genus.
RHODORAPink flowering shrub.
RHODORARose-flowered shrub.
RHODORARival of the rose (from Emerson poem)
rhodoralow North American shrub, Rhododendron canadense, of the heath family, having rose-colored flowers that appear before the leaves