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单词 heuchera
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Definition of heuchera in English:

heuchera

noun ˈhjuːkərəˈhɔɪkərəˈhyo͞okərə
  • A North American plant with dark green round or heart-shaped leaves and slender stems of tiny flowers.

    Genus Heuchera, family Saxifragaceae: many species, in particular H. sanguinea, with many ornamental cultivars

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Ferns, hostas, camellias, pieris, heucheras and many others can provide foliage interest, while flowering interest can come from fuchsias, lilies and impatiens.
    • In the bed above, deep pink primroses play off the purple-leafed heuchera, pale yellow daffodils, and pink azaleas.
    • Growing in part shade, the clusters of pure white bell-shaped flowers look their best as the sun moves from them and they are left to give a patch of light in front of a dark-leaved heuchera.
    • Coral bells, or heucheras, have gotten a lot of attention of late for their colorful, patterned leaves.
    • Even though they have small flowers, hummingbirds like heucheras.

Origin

Modern Latin, named after Johann H. von Heucher (1677–1747), German botanist.

 
 

Definition of heuchera in US English:

heuchera

nounˈhyo͞okərə
  • A North American plant with dark green round or heart-shaped leaves and slender stems of tiny flowers.

    Genus Heuchera, family Saxifragaceae: many species, including the white-flowered alpine heuchera (H. glabra) of the Pacific Northwest. See also alumroot, coral bells

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Growing in part shade, the clusters of pure white bell-shaped flowers look their best as the sun moves from them and they are left to give a patch of light in front of a dark-leaved heuchera.
    • Coral bells, or heucheras, have gotten a lot of attention of late for their colorful, patterned leaves.
    • Even though they have small flowers, hummingbirds like heucheras.
    • Ferns, hostas, camellias, pieris, heucheras and many others can provide foliage interest, while flowering interest can come from fuchsias, lilies and impatiens.
    • In the bed above, deep pink primroses play off the purple-leafed heuchera, pale yellow daffodils, and pink azaleas.

Origin

Modern Latin, named after Johann H. von Heucher (1677–1747), German botanist.

 
 
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