hebe

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
hebe /ˈhiːbi/

▶noun an evergreen flowering shrub with spikes of mauve, pink, or white flowers, native to New Zealand. [Genus Hebe.]

– origin mod. L., named after the Greek goddess Hebe.

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
Hebe /hiːb/

▶noun US informal, offensive a Jewish person.

– origin 1930s: abbrev. of Hebrew.