[mod.Lat. f. Escallon the name of the discoverer.] A genus of flowering shrubs (N.O. Saxifragaceæ) found in the temperate parts of South America.
1882. Garden, 29 April, 292/1. Escallonias are useful.
1884. Daily News, 2 Sept., 2/1. Looking on a summer sea from walks and terraces lined with laurel, fuchsia, and escalonia.
