pieris
/ˈpɪərɪs/noun
1- an evergreen shrub of the heather family, typically having pink or red young leaves and loose clusters of waxy white bell-shaped flowers. It is native to North America and Asia马醉木属植物。
1.1
- Genus Pieris, family Ericaceae.马醉木属, 杜鹃花科。
词源
modern Latin, from Latin, literally 'Muse', from Pieria, the name of a district in northern Thessaly, said to be the home of the Muses.