PIERIS

Meaning of PIERIS in English

pieris BrE AmE ˈpa ɪ ‿ər ɪs paɪ ˈɪər-, § \ -əs

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PIERIS — ˈpīərə̇s noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Greek, Pierian Muse from Pieria — more at pierian 1. : a …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PIERIS — [ 'pɪərɪs , 'pʌɪ- ] ■ noun an evergreen shrub of the heather family with pink or red young leaves …
Concise Oxford English vocab
PIERIS — genus of about eight species of evergreen, white-flowered shrubs and small trees, of the heath family (Ericaceae), native to eastern …
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JAPANESE ANDROMEDA — noun Etymology: New Latin Andromeda, genus of plants, from Latin Andromeda, Ethiopian princess, from Greek Andromedē Date: 1948 a shrubby …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
IMPORTED CABBAGE WORM — noun Date: 1892 a small European white butterfly ( Pieris rapae ) introduced into temperate regions worldwide
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WHITE BUTTERFLY
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CABBAGE WHITE — or cabbage butterfly European cabbage butterfly ( Pieris rapae ). Its larva is a major economic pest, attacking cabbage and …
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WHITE — I. ˈhwīt also ˈwī-; usu -īd.+V adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English white, whit, from Old English hwīt; akin …
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WEB — I. ˈweb noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German …
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PIERINE — I. ˈpīəˌrīn, (ˈ)pī|erə̇n adjective Etymology: New Latin Pieris + English -ine : of or relating to the genus Pieris II. …
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THOUGHTWAY — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : a way of thinking that is characteristic of a particular group (as a profession or social class), …
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RAPE BUTTERFLY — noun Etymology: rape (II) : a cabbage butterfly ( Pieris napi ) occurring in Europe and No. America
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PIERIDAE — pīˈerəˌdē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Pieris, type genus + -idae : a very large and almost …
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MOUNTAIN FETTERBUSH — noun : an ornamental evergreen shrub ( Pieris floribunda ) of the southeastern United States with small white bell-shaped flowers …
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JAPANESE ANDROMEDA — noun Usage: usually capitalized J : a broad-leaved evergreen Asiatic shrub ( Pieris japonica ) with glossy leaves and drooping …
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GARDEN WHITE — noun : any of several small white butterflies (as the cabbage butterfly) constituting the genus Pieris
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CABBAGE BUTTERFLY — noun : any of several largely white butterflies (family Pieridae) the green larvae of which are cabbageworms: as a. : …
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WHITE (12) — (n.) Any one of numerous species of butterflies belonging to Pieris, and allied genera in which the color is usually …
Английский словарь Webster
PIERID — (n.) Any butterfly of the genus Pieris and related genera. See Cabbage butterfly, under Cabbage.
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WHITE — ( n. ) Any one of numerous species of butterflies belonging to Pieris, and allied genera in which the color …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PIERID — ( n. ) Any butterfly of the genus Pieris and related genera. See Cabbage butterfly, under Cabbage.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PIERID — /puy er"id, puy"euhr-/ , adj. 1. belonging or pertaining to the Pieridae, a family of butterflies comprising the whites, sulfurs, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MOUNTAIN FETTERBUSH — an erect shrub, Pieris floribunda, of the heath family, found from Virginia to Georgia, having white flowers in nodding clusters. …
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JAPANESE ANDROMEDA — an Asian evergreen shrub, Pieris japonica, of the heath family, having broad, glossy leaves and drooping clusters of whitish blossoms. …
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FETTERBUSH — /fet"euhr boosh'/ , n. 1. an evergreen shrub, Lyonia lucida, of the heath family, native to the southern U.S., having …
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CABBAGEWORM — /kab"ij werrm'/ , n. a caterpillar, esp. of the genus Pieris, that feeds on cabbages. [ 1680-90; CABBAGE 1 + …
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CABBAGE BUTTERFLY — any white or chiefly white butterfly of the family Pieridae, as Pieris rapae, the larvae of which feed on the …
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JAPANESE ANDROMEDA — noun Etymology: New Latin Andromeda, genus of plants, from Latin Andromeda, Ethiopian princess, from Greek Andromedē Date: 1948 : a …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
IMPORTED CABBAGE WORM — Date: 1892 : a small European white butterfly ( Pieris rapae ) introduced into temperate regions worldwide ; also : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CABBAGE BUTTERFLY — Date: 1816 : any of several largely white butterflies (family Pieridae) whose green larvae are cabbage worms ; especially : …
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ANDROMEDA — noun Etymology: New Latin Andromeda, genus name, from Latin Date: circa 1760 : any of several evergreen shrubs (genera Pieris …
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