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单词 specimen plant
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Definition of specimen plant in English:

specimen plant

(also specimen tree)
noun
  • An unusual or impressive plant or tree grown as a focus of interest in a garden.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • It will even make a pretty specimen tree for a tiny garden.
    • The new shrub thrives under full sun and can be used as a background planting in a shrub border or as a specimen plant or hedge.
    • It is often used as an informal hedge but is equally attractive as a specimen plant.
    • Ideal as a small specimen tree, the red berried Rowans are common.
    • We're going to plant a single specimen plant in each pot.
    • At the centre of the site is a large greenhouse filled with hundreds of specimen plants destined for customers' premises.
    • There are four lakes on the grounds and 600 acres of woodland dotted with native species and specimen trees from abroad.
    • They make an elegant border for a woodland area, or a good specimen plant.
    • Mature gardens with manicured lawns and a selection of specimen trees and shrubs circle the house while there are also storage facilities and a shed.
    • Small specimen trees are sometimes used as ornamentals at weddings.
    • They also make good individual specimen trees in a spacious yard.
    • Many fine specimen trees were imported from all over the world in Victorian times, and there are indigenous flora and a number of ancient oaks.
    • Dotted throughout the two acres-plus of terraced gardens is a wide variety of specimen trees.
    • If you don't intend to use a traditional Christmas tree, decorate large specimen plants with twinkly lights and colourful baubles instead.
    • Some of the trees are over 450 years old, and there is a garden of American specimen trees near the main lake.
    • It was a fine specimen tree.
    • Tom nestles many of his specimen plants into containers.
    • Steps lead down to a manicured lawn bordered by mature shrubs and specimen trees.
    • The dramatic change in consumer purchases at garden centres has seen demand spiral for large specimen plants and particularly evergreen herbaceous plants.
    • The specimen plants are magnificent, the garden arrangements are imaginative and the scale is breathtaking.
 
 

Definition of specimen plant in US English:

specimen plant

nounˈspɛsəmən plænt
  • An unusual or impressive plant grown as a focus of interest in a garden.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Some of the trees are over 450 years old, and there is a garden of American specimen trees near the main lake.
    • The new shrub thrives under full sun and can be used as a background planting in a shrub border or as a specimen plant or hedge.
    • It will even make a pretty specimen tree for a tiny garden.
    • The dramatic change in consumer purchases at garden centres has seen demand spiral for large specimen plants and particularly evergreen herbaceous plants.
    • Steps lead down to a manicured lawn bordered by mature shrubs and specimen trees.
    • It is often used as an informal hedge but is equally attractive as a specimen plant.
    • Mature gardens with manicured lawns and a selection of specimen trees and shrubs circle the house while there are also storage facilities and a shed.
    • They also make good individual specimen trees in a spacious yard.
    • Many fine specimen trees were imported from all over the world in Victorian times, and there are indigenous flora and a number of ancient oaks.
    • Tom nestles many of his specimen plants into containers.
    • They make an elegant border for a woodland area, or a good specimen plant.
    • Ideal as a small specimen tree, the red berried Rowans are common.
    • Small specimen trees are sometimes used as ornamentals at weddings.
    • At the centre of the site is a large greenhouse filled with hundreds of specimen plants destined for customers' premises.
    • It was a fine specimen tree.
    • The specimen plants are magnificent, the garden arrangements are imaginative and the scale is breathtaking.
    • We're going to plant a single specimen plant in each pot.
    • There are four lakes on the grounds and 600 acres of woodland dotted with native species and specimen trees from abroad.
    • If you don't intend to use a traditional Christmas tree, decorate large specimen plants with twinkly lights and colourful baubles instead.
    • Dotted throughout the two acres-plus of terraced gardens is a wide variety of specimen trees.
 
 
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