cassiope

[ kuh-sahy-uh-pee ]

/ kəˈsaɪ əˌpi /

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noun

(sometimes initial capital letter) any evergreen shrub belonging to the genus Cassiope, of the heath family, having nodding white or pinkish solitary flowers and scalelike or needlelike leaves.

(initial capital letter) Cassiopeia.

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Origin of cassiope

<New Latin, Latin <Greek KassiópēCassiopeia

Words nearby cassiope

cassina, Cassini, Cassini division, Cassino, Cassiodorus, cassiope, Cassiopeia, Cassirer, cassis, cassiterite, Cassius

How to use cassiope in a sentence

The white heather is the lovely cassiope that adorns the snow edges of thousands of mountains from Mexico to the Arctic regions.
Your National Parks|Enos A. Mills
I have thinks that other grunt was to tell me not to have forgets to take a drink of cold water to Cassiope.
The Story of Opal|Opal Whiteley
For all practical purposes, however, words like Cassiope are quadrisyllables.
Opuscula|Robert Gordon Latham
Of these cassiope is at once the commonest and the most beautiful and influential.
Travels in Alaska|John Muir

Of these, Cassiope tetragona is far the most influential and beautiful.
Travels in Alaska|John Muir