| 单词 | irish heath |
| 释义 | > as lemmasIrish heath Irish heath n. either of two purple-flowered heathers found in Ireland, St Dabeoc's heath, Daboecia cantabrica, and the closely related plant Erica erigena. ΚΠ ?1785 Earl of Bute Bot. Tables II. 388 Irish Heath. E[rica] daboecii. 1867 All Year Round 31 Aug. 226/2 Patches of purple heather, or tufts by the roadside of that large-belled Irish heath which is only found on the western coast. 1908 G. Jekyll Colour in Flower Garden 20 There is a fine patch at the joining of the two little grassy paths of the white form of the Irish Heath (Menziesia polifolia). 1996 R. Mabey Flora Britannica 161/2 Darley Dale heath, E. x darleyensis, is a cross between Irish heath (E. erigena) and the central European spring heath (E. carnea or herbacea). < as lemmas |
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