north temperate zone
91fritillary — /frit l er ee/, n., pl. fritillaries. any of several orange brown nymphalid butterflies, usually marked with black lines and dots and with silvery spots on the undersides of the wings. [1625 35; < NL; see FRITILLARIA] * * * I Any of the… …
92spirea — /spuy ree euh/, n. any of various plants or shrubs belonging to the genus Spiraea, of the rose family, having clusters of small, white or pink flowers, certain species of which are cultivated as ornamentals. Also, spiraea. [1660 70; < NL, L… …
93tansy — /tan zee/, n., pl. tansies. any of several composite plants of the genus Tanacetum, esp. a strong scented, weedy, Old World herb, T. vulgare, having flat topped clusters of tubular yellow flowers. [1225 75; ME < OF tanesie, aph. var. of atanesie… …
94Yarrow — /yar oh/, n. a river in SE Scotland, flowing into the Tweed. 14 mi. (23 km) long. * * * Any of about 80 species of perennial herbs that make up the genus Achillea in the composite family, native mainly to the northern temperate zone. Some species …
95blue poppy — noun Chinese perennial having mauve pink to bright sky blue flowers in drooping cymes • Syn: ↑Meconopsis betonicifolia • Hypernyms: ↑poppy • Member Holonyms: ↑Meconopsis, ↑genus Meconopsis * * * noun …
96oak — oaklike, adj. /ohk/, n. 1. any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Quercus, of the beech family, bearing the acorn as fruit. 2. the hard, durable wood of such a tree, used in making furniture and in construction. 3. the leaves of this tree, esp …
97Barbarea — noun biennial or perennial herbs of north temperate regions: winter cress • Syn: ↑genus Barbarea • Hypernyms: ↑dilleniid dicot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Cruciferae, ↑family Cruciferae, ↑ …
98Cassiope — noun low tufted evergreen shrubs of colder parts of north temperate regions having moss like foliage and nodding white or pink flowers • Syn: ↑genus Cassiope • Hypernyms: ↑dilleniid dicot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Ericaceae, ↑family Ericaceae, ↑ …
99Hedysarum — noun genus of herbs of north temperate regions • Syn: ↑genus Hedysarum • Hypernyms: ↑rosid dicot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Papilionoideae, ↑subfamily Papilionoideae • Member Meronyms …
100wood cudweed — noun weedy perennial of north temperate regions having woolly foliage and dirty white flowers in a leafy spike • Syn: ↑chafeweed, ↑Gnaphalium sylvaticum • Hypernyms: ↑cudweed * * * a weedy, composite plant, Gnaphalium sylvaticum, of the North… …
