hebe
any of various shrubs and trees belonging to the genus Hebe, of the figwort family, native mostly to New Zealand, having evergreen leaves and clusters or spikes of white, pink, or purple flowers.
Origin of hebe
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Other definitions for Hebe (2 of 3)
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Jew.
Origin of Hebe
2Other definitions for Hebe (3 of 3)
Classical Mythology. a goddess of youth and spring, the daughter of Zeus and Hera, and wife of Hercules.
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How to use hebe in a sentence
Craney was about forty years old at the time of the hebe Maitland's loss, and Sadler about the same.
The Belted Seas | Arthur ColtonBut on the hebe Maitland the men were running around with paint pots and hauling out canvas from below.
The Belted Seas | Arthur ColtonHe'd been the wildest of us all in the hebe Maitland days, and always acted youthful for his years.
The Belted Seas | Arthur ColtonI thought of Clyde and that odd talk in the cabin of the hebe Maitland, where all my deep-sea goings began.
The Belted Seas | Arthur ColtonAs for the hebe and the Naiad, they had vanished in the northern board, and as yet there were no signs of their return.
A Middy of the King | Harry Collingwood
British Dictionary definitions for Hebe
/ (ˈhiːbɪ) /
Greek myth the goddess of youth and spring, daughter of Zeus and Hera and wife of Hercules
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