Pierisn.

Brit.

/ˈpʌɪərɪs/,

/ˈpiːərɪs/, U.S.

/ˈpaɪərᵻs/,

/ˈpiərᵻs/

Inflections: Plural unchanged.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Pieris.

Etymology: < scientific Latin Pieris (see note) < classical Latin Pīeris a Muse < ancient Greek Πιερίς (usually in plural Πιερίδες ) < Πιερία Pieria (see Pierian adj.) + -ίς -id suffix².In sense 1 adopted as a genus name by D. Don 1834, in Edinb. New Philos. Jrnl. 17 159. In sense 2 adopted (originally as the name of a family comprising the swallowtail and white butterflies, later adapted as a genus name) by F. von P. Schrank 1801, in Fauna Boica II. 152.

1. Botany. A genus of the family Ericaceae, comprising evergreen shrubs, small trees, and lianas native to eastern North America and Asia and bearing panicles or racemes of small, bell-shaped white flowers; (also pieris) a plant of this genus.

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1834 G. Don Gen. Syst. Gardening & Bot. III. 832/2 P. Formosa... Beautiful Pieris... Cult. Sandy peat and a little loam is the best soil for the species of Pieris.

1838 J. C. Loudon Arboretum II. 1115 The oval-leaved Pieris..was introduced in 1825.

1909 Curtis's Bot. Mag. 135 8283 The introduction into European gardens of this handsome Pieris appears to have taken place upwards of half a century ago.

1962 R. Page Educ. Gardener ix. 260 Evergreens, such as rhododendrons, skimmias, pieris, aucuba.

1996 Independent on Sunday 26 May (Review Suppl.) 77/2 Vera is especially fond of those with variegated leaves—two aucubas (spotted laurel) and a pieris, for instance.

2. Entomology. A genus comprising the cabbage white butterflies and related forms, being the typical genus of the family Pieridae; a butterfly of this genus.

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1855 Imperial Dict. Suppl. 305/3 Pieris, a genus of diurnal lepidopterous insects.

1863 H. W. Bates Naturalist on River Amazons I. i. 22 Numbers of fine showy butterflies were seen... A white Pieris (P. Monuste), and two or three species of brimstone.

1907 Proc. Royal Soc. B. 79 477 The substances..which I have examined by this method are..the pupal skin of Pieris, and of some other Lepidoptera.

1947 A. D. Imms Outl. Entomol. (ed. 3) iv. 137 Species of Pieris or the ‘White’ butterflies, are major pests of cruciferous and other crops.

1994 Ecology 75 61/1 Wasabia, Cardamine, and Arabis plants are persistent, i.e., are available to Pieris in a given place throughout the year.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pieris
释义	Pierisn. Brit. /ˈpʌɪərɪs/, /ˈpiːərɪs/, U.S. /ˈpaɪərᵻs/, /ˈpiərᵻs/ Inflections: Plural unchanged. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Pieris. Etymology: < scientific Latin Pieris (see note) < classical Latin Pīeris a Muse < ancient Greek Πιερίς (usually in plural Πιερίδες ) < Πιερία Pieria (see Pierian adj.) + -ίς -id suffix².In sense 1 adopted as a genus name by D. Don 1834, in Edinb. New Philos. Jrnl. 17 159. In sense 2 adopted (originally as the name of a family comprising the swallowtail and white butterflies, later adapted as a genus name) by F. von P. Schrank 1801, in Fauna Boica II. 152. 1. Botany. A genus of the family Ericaceae, comprising evergreen shrubs, small trees, and lianas native to eastern North America and Asia and bearing panicles or racemes of small, bell-shaped white flowers; (also pieris) a plant of this genus. ΚΠ 1834 G. Don Gen. Syst. Gardening & Bot. III. 832/2 P. Formosa... Beautiful Pieris... Cult. Sandy peat and a little loam is the best soil for the species of Pieris. 1838 J. C. Loudon Arboretum II. 1115 The oval-leaved Pieris..was introduced in 1825. 1909 Curtis's Bot. Mag. 135 8283 The introduction into European gardens of this handsome Pieris appears to have taken place upwards of half a century ago. 1962 R. Page Educ. Gardener ix. 260 Evergreens, such as rhododendrons, skimmias, pieris, aucuba. 1996 Independent on Sunday 26 May (Review Suppl.) 77/2 Vera is especially fond of those with variegated leaves—two aucubas (spotted laurel) and a pieris, for instance. 2. Entomology. A genus comprising the cabbage white butterflies and related forms, being the typical genus of the family Pieridae; a butterfly of this genus. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > shrubs > non-British shrubs > [noun] > other non-British shrubs Pachysandra1813 Pieris1855 thick-stamen1878 the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > Rhopalocera (butterflies) > [noun] > family Pieridae > genus Pieris > member of garden white1766 Pieris1855 1855 Imperial Dict. Suppl. 305/3 Pieris, a genus of diurnal lepidopterous insects. 1863 H. W. Bates Naturalist on River Amazons I. i. 22 Numbers of fine showy butterflies were seen... A white Pieris (P. Monuste), and two or three species of brimstone. 1907 Proc. Royal Soc. B. 79 477 The substances..which I have examined by this method are..the pupal skin of Pieris, and of some other Lepidoptera. 1947 A. D. Imms Outl. Entomol. (ed. 3) iv. 137 Species of Pieris or the ‘White’ butterflies, are major pests of cruciferous and other crops. 1994 Ecology 75 61/1 Wasabia, Cardamine, and Arabis plants are persistent, i.e., are available to Pieris in a given place throughout the year. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1834
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