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单词 ceanothus
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Definition of ceanothus in English:

ceanothus

noun ˌsiːəˈnəʊθəsˌsēəˈnōTHəs
  • A North American shrub which is cultivated for its dense clusters of small, typically blue, flowers.

    美洲茶

    Genus Ceanothus, family Rhamnaceae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Take heel cuttings from ceanothus, penstemons, lavenders, santolinas and philadelphus.
    • Plants chosen for drought tolerance as well as color thrive here, including catmint (Nepeta ‘Blue Wonder’), ceanothus, lychnis, penstemon, purple coneflower, rockrose, rosemary, and star jasmine.
    • It's a good time to thin out weak branches of ceanothus and to shorten remaining growths (not into old wood).
    • You will soon have a thick, impenetrable hedge to enclose the fast-growing butterfly bush, Buddleia davidii (coppice it annually to promote flowers), or the heavenly blue blooms of enthusiastic ceanothus thrysiflorus.
    • To distinguish a blue blossom ceanothus from a musk bush, for example, look for ridges on the plants' stems.

Origin

Modern Latin, from Greek keanōthos, denoting a kind of thistle.

Definition of ceanothus in US English:

ceanothus

nounˌsēəˈnōTHəs
  • A North American shrub of the buckthorn family, cultivated for its dense clusters of small blue or white flowers.

    美洲茶

    Genus Ceanothus, family Rhamnaceae: numerous species, especially in the western US, including the blueblossom ceanothus of the Pacific coast

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Plants chosen for drought tolerance as well as color thrive here, including catmint (Nepeta ‘Blue Wonder’), ceanothus, lychnis, penstemon, purple coneflower, rockrose, rosemary, and star jasmine.
    • Take heel cuttings from ceanothus, penstemons, lavenders, santolinas and philadelphus.
    • To distinguish a blue blossom ceanothus from a musk bush, for example, look for ridges on the plants' stems.
    • You will soon have a thick, impenetrable hedge to enclose the fast-growing butterfly bush, Buddleia davidii (coppice it annually to promote flowers), or the heavenly blue blooms of enthusiastic ceanothus thrysiflorus.
    • It's a good time to thin out weak branches of ceanothus and to shorten remaining growths (not into old wood).

Origin

Modern Latin, from Greek keanōthos, denoting a kind of thistle.

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