coral bells

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Heuchera sanguinea, a species of herbaceous perennial in the family Saxifragaceae, native to North America. plural,plural-only
    — A powdery mildew on coral bells was determined to be Sphaerotheca humuli var. fuliginea. […] Coral bells (Heuchera sanguinea) are grown commonly as perennial border or edging plants in California.
  2. Any of the plants of genus Heuchera. plural,plural-only
    — Various cultivars of purple-leaved Heuchera (coral bells), crimson-leaved annuals such as Solonostemon 'Red Carpet' (coleus), Alternanthera dentata 'Rubiginosa' (alternanthera), and the splendid shrublike annual Euphorbia cotinifolia (red spurge)—these dark reds help carry the eye around a planting bed or along the front of a border.

词形变化

coralbells alternative coral-bells alternative

词源

From coral (adjective) + bells, from the orange-pink colour and flared shape of its flowers.
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