单词 | scotch heath |
释义 | > as lemmasScotch heath Scotch heath n. either of two purple-flowered heathers found in western Europe, the bell heather, Erica cinerea, and the common heather, Calluna vulgaris; cf. Scotch heather n. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > shrubs > heather or heath and similar plants > [noun] heather1335 ling?c1357 heath1626 grig1691 bottle heath?1711 sea-heath1713 heather-bell1725 red heath?1788 Calluna1803 Scotch heath1822 Erica1826 winter heath1842 heathwort1847 heath-blooms1858 St. Dabeoc's heath1863 cat-heather1864 honey bottle1868 French heath1871 1822 Manch. Iris 9 Nov. 325/2 The flowers are a beautiful Scotch heath with red blossoms. 1867 T. Moore Brit. Wild Flowers 103 This very common and very beautiful plant, though it has been distinguished as the Scotch Heath, is by no means confined to that country. 1908 Jrnl. Hort. & Home Farmer 25 June 584/2 A dwarf, close-growing, bright crimson-flowered variety of the so-called Scotch Heath. 2003 L. Hill & N. Hill Flower Gardener's Bible 257/3 Scotch heath or bell heather (E. cinerea) blooms throughout the summer. < as lemmas |
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