aubretia
/ɔːˈbriːʃə/(亦作 aubrietia)
noun
1- a dwarf evergreen Eurasian trailing plant with dense masses of foliage and purple, pink, or white flowers, widely cultivated in rock gardens南庭芥属植物南庭芥。
1.1
- Aubrieta deltoidea, family Cruciferae.拉丁名Aubrieta deltoidea,十字花科。
USAGE
Aubretia is named after a French botanist called Claude Aubriet, and the original spelling was aubrieta, which is the plant's genus name. In non-technical use, however, the forms aubretia and aubrietia are now more usual.
词源
early 19th cent.: modern Latin， named after Claude Aubriet （1668-1743）， French botanist.