Pieris may refer to:
Organisms
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''Pieris'' (plant), the andromeda or fetterbush, a plant genus in the family Ericaceae
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''Pieris'' (butterfly), the garden whites, a butterfly genus in the family Pieridae
* ''Pieris'', a synonym of the genus ''
Pierella
''Pierella'' is a butterfly genus from the subfamily Satyrinae in the family Nymphalidae found from Mexico through Central America to South America. The species of ''Pierella'' have larger hindwings than forewings, unique among butterflies. The ...
'' in the butterfly family Nymphalidae
Places
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Pieris, Italy, a hamlet of San Canzian d'Isonzo in Italy
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Pieria (regional unit)
Pieria ( el, Πιερία) is one of the regional units of Greece located in the southern part of the Region of Central Macedonia, within the historical province of Macedonia. Its capital is the town of Katerini.The name Pieria originates from ...
, also Pieris, an administrative unit and a historic region in Greece
* Pieris, an ancient name of the Greek settlement
Kondariotissa
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Pieres
The Pieres (Ancient Greek: Πίερες) were an ancient tribe that long before the archaic period in Greece occupied the narrow strip of plain land, or low hill, between the mouths of the Peneius and the HaliacmonE.C. Marchant, Commentary on Th ...
, an ancient Thracian tribe living in the Pieria region
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Piereis, a municipal unit in Kavala regional unit, Greece
People
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Mevan Pieris (born 1946), Sri Lankan former cricket player
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Paules Edward Pieris Deraniyagala
Paulus Edward Pieris Deraniyagala (1900–1976) was a Sri Lankan paleontologist, zoologist, and artist.
Early life and education
He was born in Colombo, the son of Paul Edward Pieris and Lady Hilda Obeyesekere Pieris. He had two younger brothers ...
(1900–1976), a Sri Lankan paleontologist, zoologist and artist
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Aloysius Pieris
Aloysius Pieris SJ (born 9 April 1934) is a Sri Lankan Jesuit priest, theologian, intellect, and the founding director of the Tulana Research Center for Encounter and Dialogue.
Biography
Aloysius Pieris was born in Ampitiya, Ceylon (present-d ...
(born 1934), Jesuit Priest and director of the Tulana Center in Sri Lanka
Other uses
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Pieris (mythology), a figure in Greek mythology
See also
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Pieris Kurundu, a type 7 cinnamon of the ''Cinnamomum verum'' variety
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Peiris, a surname
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Pierian Spring, the metaphorical source of knowledge about art and science
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