escallonia
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of escallonia
C19: from Escallon, 18th-century Spanish traveller who discovered it
Example Sentences
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Among the low-growing shrubs which stand sea-exposure well are mentioned the sea-buckthorn, the snow-berry, the evergreen barberry, and the German tamarisk; to which should be added the euonymus and the escallonia.
From Garden-Craft Old and New by Sedding, John D.
Behind them, again, was the grey-green garden, and among the pear-shaped leaves of the escallonia fishing-boats seemed caught and suspended.
From Jacob's Room by Woolf, Virginia
The pink-flowered escallonia is found under the columns near the Pool.
From Palaces and Courts of the Exposition by James, Juliet Helena Lumbard
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