[ 'leɪlənd ]
■ noun a fast-growing hybrid conifer, widely grown as a screening plant or for shelter. [ × Cupressocyparis leylandii .]
Origin
1930s: named after the British horticulturalist Christopher J. Leyland .
[ 'leɪlənd ]
■ noun a fast-growing hybrid conifer, widely grown as a screening plant or for shelter. [ × Cupressocyparis leylandii .]
Origin
1930s: named after the British horticulturalist Christopher J. Leyland .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004