Arabis
9.9
A small plant with white or pink flowers that grows on rocky slopes and in gardens
- noun
- /ˈærəbɪs/
- Specialized
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Arabis
- In the garden, the arabis bloomed beautifully, adding a touch of color to the landscape.
Examples
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Many homeowners choose arabis as a low-maintenance ground cover due to its resilience and charm.
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I wonder if I was considering my arabis, what good ground cover it made, as their bodies stiffened on Tuesday.
Fiction book (2001) -
The arabis variety native to North America is prized for its delicate white flowers in early spring.
Synonyms
8.0
A small flowering plant that grows among rocks, often in rock gardens
emphasizes taxonomic family and broad temperate distribution across three continents
Compounds
Arabis turrita
- Specialized
9.9
A European cress with tall, stiff stems often placed in the group Turritis
Surface Forms
Etymology
Arabis comes from an old Greek plant name arabis that people used for rockcress. That's why Arabis is the name for a group of small, 'cress'-like flowering plants that often grow on rocks and in spring.
