calluna
/kəˈluːnə/noun
mass noun
- the common heather of Europe and Asia Minor石南。
词源
early 19th cent.: modern Latin, from Greek kallunein 'beautify, sweep clean' （from kallos 'beauty'）. The notion of 'sweeping' is also seen in the noun BROOM, besoms being originally made of twigs of heather or broom.