单词 | aubretia |
释义 | aubretia/ɔːˈbriːʃə /(also aubrietia) noun A dwarf evergreen Eurasian trailing plant with dense masses of foliage and purple, pink, or white flowers, widely cultivated in rock gardens.
UsageAubretia is named after a French botanist called Claude Aubriet, and the original spelling was aubrieta, which is the plant’s genus name. In non-technical use, however, the forms aubretia and aubrietia are now more usual. OriginEarly 19th century: modern Latin, named after Claude Aubriet (1668–1743), French botanist. |
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