escallonia

escallonia
Any of several South American flowering plants of the genus Escallonia

Behind them, again, was the grey-green garden, and among the pear-shaped leaves of the escallonia fishing-boats seemed caught and suspended.


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  • Escallonia — virgata Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae …   Wikipedia

  • Escallonia — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda ? Escallonia E. rubra Clasificación científica …   Wikipedia Español

  • Escallonia — rubra Systematik Kerneudikotyledonen Asteriden Euasteriden II …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • escallonia — [es΄kə lō′nē ə] n. 〚ModL, after Escallón, name of a Sp traveler who discovered the shrub in Colombia〛 any of a genus (Escallonia) of shrubs of the saxifrage family, with white, pink, or red flowers * * * ▪ plant genus  genus of South American… …   Universalium

  • escallonia — [es΄kə lō′nē ə] n. [ModL, after Escallón, name of a Sp traveler who discovered the shrub in Colombia] any of a genus (Escallonia) of shrubs of the saxifrage family, with white, pink, or red flowers …   English World dictionary

  • Escallonĭa — (E. Sm.), Pflanzengattung aus der Familie der Saxifragaceae Escalloniae, 1. Ordn. 5. Kl. L.; Arten in Südamerika, harzreiche Bäume u. Sträucher, zum Theil mit festem nutzbarem Holz …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Escallonia — Escallonia …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Escallonia — ID 33093 Symbol Key ESCAL Common Name redclaws Family Grossulariaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity N/A US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution CA, OR Growth Habit N/A …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • escallonia — [ˌɛskə ləʊnɪə] noun an evergreen South American shrub with pink or white flowers. [Genus Escallonia.] Origin mod. L., named after the 18th cent. Spanish traveller Escallon, who discovered the plants …   English new terms dictionary

  • escallonia — n. any evergreen shrub of the genus Escallonia, bearing rose red flowers. Etymology: Escallon, 18th c. Sp. traveller …   Useful english dictionary

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