cassiope

American  

[kuh-sahy-uh-pee] / kəˈsaɪ əˌpi /

noun

1. (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.

2. (initial capital letter) Cassiopeia.

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Etymology

Origin of cassiope

< New Latin, Latin < Greek Kassiópē Cassiopeia

Example Sentences

The trees were dwarfed as I ascended; patches of the alpine bryanthus and cassiope began to appear, and arctic willows pressed into flat carpets by the winter snow.

From The Mountains of California by Muir, John

On the banks of the river and its tributaries cassiope and bryanthus may be found, where the sod curls over stream banks and around boulders.

From The Yosemite by Muir, John

In fact, there was quite a border of sod all about where the ice had been, and a great mat of white-belled cassiope in the middle.

From The Basket Woman A Book of Indian Tales for Children by Austin, Mary Hunter

And lo, here at last in front of the Cathedral is blessed cassiope, ringing her thousands of sweet-toned bells, the sweetest church music I ever enjoyed.

From My First Summer in the Sierra by Muir, John

No evangel among all the mountain plants speaks Nature's love more plainly than cassiope.

From The Mountains of California by Muir, John