cross-leaved heath

Thân thiện

A small cross-leaved heath blooms with pink flowers on a sunny hillside.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A dwarf European shrub with rose-colored flowers: "cross-leaved heath" refers to a specific, low-growing evergreen shrub native to Europe, characterized by its pink or rose-colored bell-shaped flowers and leaves that grow in whorls of four, appearing to cross each other.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The moorland was dotted with patches of cross-leaved heath.
  • Cross-leaved heath thrives in acidic, peaty soils.

Advanced Usage

• In botanical contexts: The term is used precisely to distinguish (cross-leaved heath) from other heathers and heaths, such as bell heather () or common heather ().
  • The study compared the pollination rates of cross-leaved heath to other ericaceous species.

Variants and Related Words

• Scientific name: .
• Common names: Bog heather, twisted heath. (Note: These are related common names for the same species).
• Heath (n): A general term for low-growing shrubland vegetation, often dominated by plants from the Ericaceae family, like heathers.
• Heather (n): A common name for related plants, particularly .

Synonyms

• Bog heather.
• Erica tetralix (scientific name).

Related Phrases

• Heathland plant: A plant typical of heathland ecosystems.
  • Cross-leaved heath is a characteristic heathland plant.

Related Idioms

(This specific botanical term is not commonly used in idiomatic expressions.)

Học thuật

Noun

1. dwarf European shrub with rose-colored flowers

Từ đồng nghĩa

• bell heather
• Erica tetralix