单词 | iberis |
释义 | iberisn. A low-growing herb or sub-shrub of the genus so called, native to southern Europe and western Asia, and bearing flattened heads of small white, pink, or purple flowers; = candytuft n. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Cruciferae (crucifers) > [adjective] churlish1597 mithridate mustard1760 iberis1768 cruciferous1850 brassic1879 1768 P. Miller Gardeners Dict. (ed. 8) I. at Iberis 7 Iberis with roundish crenated leaves. 1788 J. Abercrombie Every Man his Own Gardener (ed. 12) 582/2 Round leaved alpine Iberis, Evergreen linear-leaved Cretan Iberis. 1871 W. Robinson Hardy Flowers viii. 25 How pretty and useful even as tiny evergreen shrubs, are the Iberisis! 1931 M. E. Stebbing Hardy Flower Gardening x. 170 Catmint, Iberis, and similar half-shrubby plants should have each shoot pulled off with a downward jerk. 1971 A. Scott-James Down to Earth xi. 128 Iberis (both annual and perennial), valerian,..polyanthus and sedum have all grown contentedly in my garden. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < n.1768 |
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