pieris

British  

/ ˈpaɪərɪs /

noun

1. any plant of a genus, Pieris, of American and Asiatic shrubs, esp P. formosa forrestii, grown for the bright red colour of its young foliage: family Ericaceae

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Etymology

Origin of pieris

New Latin, from Greek Pierides, a name for the Muses

Example Sentences

Several species of pteris, especially P. serrulata, are valuable house ferns but require a warmer place than those mentioned above.

From Manual of Gardening (Second Edition) by Bailey, L. H. (Liberty Hyde)

Common ferns, such as the pteris aquilina, are found in abundance beneath the trees in the Regione Selvosa.

From Etna A History of the Mountain and of its Eruptions by Rodwell, G. F.

I have seen three aspidiums, two woodsias, a lomaria, polypodium, cheilanthes, and several species of pteris.

From Travels in Alaska by Muir, John

Soon every fern frond will be unrolled, great beds of common pteris and woodwardia along the river, wreaths and rosettes of pellæa and cheilanthes on sunny rocks.

From My First Summer in the Sierra by Muir, John

The most important of the larger species are woodwardia, aspidium, asplenium, and, above all, the common pteris.

From The Yosemite by Muir, John