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iberis|aɪˈbɪərɪs|
[mod.L. (J. J. Dillenius in Linnæus Systema Naturæ (1735)), prob. f. Gr. Ἴβηρες Iberians, as several species come from Spain, but cf. Gr. ἰβηρίς, L. iberis a kind of cress.]
A low-growing herb or sub-shrub of the genus so called, native to southern Europe and western Asia, and bearing flattened heads of small white, pink, or purple flowers; = candytuft.
1768P. Miller Gardeners Dict. (ed. 8) s.v. Iberis 7, Iberis with roundish crenated leaves. 1788Mawe & Abercrombie Every Man his Own Gardener (ed. 12) 582/2 Round leaved alpine Iberis, Evergreen linear-leaved Cretan Iberis. 1871W. Robinson Hardy Flowers viii. 25 How pretty and useful even as tiny evergreen shrubs, are the Iberisis! 1931M. E. Stebbing Hardy Flower Gardening x. 170 Catmint, Iberis, and similiar half-shrubby plants should have each shoot pulled off with a downward jerk. 1971A. Scott-James Down to Earth xi. 128 Iberis (both annual and perennial), valerian,..polyanthus and sedum have all grown contentedly in my garden. |