cassiope

Thân thiện

A small cassiope blooms among the rocks on a mountain slope.

Definition

Noun 1. A genus of low-growing, tufted evergreen shrubs native to cold temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. These plants are characterized by small, scale-like or moss-like leaves and bear solitary, nodding, bell-shaped flowers that are typically white or pink.

Examples of Usage

• The alpine garden featured several species of cassiope, their delicate white flowers contrasting with the dark green foliage.
• Botanists study cassiope to understand plant adaptation to harsh, cold climates.
• One of the most well-known species is , or western moss heather.

Advanced Usage

• The genus name Cassiope is often used in a formal botanical or horticultural context. In casual conversation, common names like "moss heather" or "white heather" are more frequently used.
• In botanical Latin, the name is always italicized: .

Variants and Related Words

• Cassiopeia: The name of the genus is derived from Cassiopeia, a queen in Greek mythology. This is an etymological relation, not a variant of the plant name itself.
• Heather: A common name for plants in the related family Ericaceae, which includes the genus . While all cassiope are heathers, not all heathers are cassiope.
• Ericaceous: An adjective describing plants belonging to the heath family (Ericaceae), which includes cassiope, rhododendrons, and blueberries.

Synonyms

• Moss heather
• White heather (for species with white flowers)

Different Meanings

The word cassiope has one primary meaning as a proper noun referring to the plant genus. It is not commonly used in other contexts, idioms, or phrasal verbs.

Học thuật

Noun

1. low tufted evergreen shrubs of colder parts of north temperate regions having moss-like foliage and nodding white or pink flowers

Từ đồng nghĩa

• Cassiope
• genus Cassiope