a trailing plant

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• trailing arbutus — Also called arbutus, mayflower. a creeping eastern North American plant, Epigaea repens, of the heath family, having leathery, oval leaves and terminal clusters of fragrant pink or white flowers. [1775 85] * * * or mayflower Trailing evergreen… …   Universalium

• plant —   Lā au, mea ulu, lau nahele; mea kanu (cultivated);    ♦ tender plant, ohā;    ♦ thrifty plant, kawowo;    ♦ plant propagated by slips or scions, kūlālā, kumulā;    ♦ fallen plant, mauā;    ♦ plant in lava bed, makana ā;    ♦ general name for… …   English-Hawaiian dictionary

• Trailing arbutus — Arbutus Ar bu*tus, Arbute Ar bute, n. [L. arbutus, akin to arbor tree.] The strawberry tree, a genus of evergreen shrubs, of the Heath family. It has a berry externally resembling the strawberry; the arbute tree. [1913 Webster] {Trailing arbutus} …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• trailing — trail|ing [ treılıŋ ] adjective a trailing plant has stems that grow very long or hang down: trailing ivy …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• trailing — adjective a trailing plant grows along the ground or hangs down: ivy and other trailing plants …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• trailing — UK [ˈtreɪlɪŋ] / US adjective a trailing plant has stems that grow very long or hang down trailing ivy …   English dictionary

• trailing four o'clock — noun trailing plant having crowded clusters of 3 brilliant deep pink flowers resembling a single flower blooming near the ground; found in dry gravelly or sandy soil; southwestern United States and Mexico • Syn: ↑trailing windmills, ↑Allionia… …   Useful english dictionary

• trailing windmills — noun trailing plant having crowded clusters of 3 brilliant deep pink flowers resembling a single flower blooming near the ground; found in dry gravelly or sandy soil; southwestern United States and Mexico • Syn: ↑trailing four o clock, ↑Allionia… …   Useful english dictionary

• trailing — trail|ing [ˈtreılıŋ] adj a trailing plant grows along the ground or hangs down …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Trailing African Daisy — Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked) …   Wikipedia

• Plant 42 — United States Air Force Plant 42 (AFP 42) is a federally owned military aerospace facility under the control of the Air Force Material Command (AFMC) in Palmdale, California. Aerospace contractors at Air Force Plant 42 share a common runway… …   Wikipedia