shallon

(ˈʃælən)

(Plants) a North American evergreen shrub, Gaultheria Shallon, with pink or white flowers and edible berries. Also called: salal

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shallon - small evergreen shrub of Pacific coast of North America having edible dark purple grape-sized berries

Gaultheria shallon, salal

Gaultheria, genus Gaultheria - widely distributed genus of creeping or upright evergreen shrubs

bush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems

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She chose two slightly safer vaults instead, and her average of 15.366 was nearly a full point ahead of silver medalist Shallon Olsen of Canada and bronze medalist Alexa Moreno of Mexico.

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Performing on the vault in a red and white costume, Biles achieved a mark of 15.366, well ahead of second-placed Shallon Olsen from Canada, who finished on 14.516.

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Winner Simone Biles (centre) of the US, silver medallist Shallon Olsen (left) of Canada and bronze medallist Alexa Moreno of Mexico pose during the medals ceremony for the women's Vault event yesterday.

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Favorite to take gold in the event, she received a mark of 15.366, well ahead of second-placed Shallon Olsen from Canada, who finished on 14.516.

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Dominant understory plants included Evergreen Huckleberry (Vaccinium ovatum), Salal (Gaultheria shallon), Sword Fern (Polystichum munituin), Chain Fern (Woodivardia fimbriata), and Rubus spp.

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Bridesmaids included Dorothy Cordelia Stevens and Merrin Graham Stevens, sisters of the groom, and Layson Lawler Denney and Shallon Michelle Hunter.

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During the course of the next seven hours, only gold medal favourite Simone Biles, who topped the standings with two spectacular soaring vaults that both breached the 16A[degrees]point barrier, and Canada's Shallon Olsen leapfrogged the Indian trailblazer.

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