单词 | pearl bush |
释义 | > as lemmaspearl bush pearl bush n. any of several East Asian shrubs constituting the genus Exochorda (family Rosaceae), allied to Spiraea, which bear dense racemes of showy white flowers and are grown for ornament, esp. the Chinese E. racemosa. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > shrubs > spiraea shrubs > [noun] spiraea1666 spirey1714 hardhack1814 meadowsweet1814 bridal wreath1856 steeple-bush1859 feather-fern1882 pearl bush1882 1882 Garden 3 June 384/2 The Pearl Bush, one of the finest of the Spiræa tribe. 1900 W. Robinson Eng. Flower Garden (ed. 8) 557/1 Exochorda (Pearl Bush).—E. grandiflora is one of the loveliest of hardy shrubs allied to the Spiræas, but with larger flowers. 2002 Sunday Tel. (Sydney) (Nexis) 23 June h14 One not often grown these days is the pearl bush (Exochorda racemosa)..with..pearly white clusters of simple flowers that emerge from buds on bare stems resembling a string of pearls. < as lemmas |
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