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单词 scree bed
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scree bed
scree bed n. (originally) an area covered with scree; an accumulation of scree; (in later use also) a part of a garden, esp. a raised garden bed, covered with a layer of gravel, pebbles, etc., and used for growing alpine plants.
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1886 Trans. Cumberland & Westmorland Assoc. for Advancement Lit. & Sci. 11 17 We find Verbascum thapsus inhabiting ‘scree-beds’ in many of our mountain slopes.
1936 Observer 20 Dec. 20/4 In this scree bed should be buried, a few inches deep, angular pieces of rock, such as limestone, sandstone, or Kentish rag.
1992 S. Ashton Scrambles in Snowdonia (ed. 2) 56 Follow a ledge which leads conveniently across to the right and thus, beyond a final rise, enter the scree bed of the main gully.
2005 A. McIndoe & K. Hobbs Perennials 97/3 A position at the foot of a sunny wall or in a well-drained scree bed is ideal.
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