Bear's Breech (Noun)
Meaning
Widely cultivated southern European acanthus with whitish purple-veined flowers.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The gardener carefully pruned the bear's breech plant to encourage new growth and blooming.
- Bear's breech was a popular ornamental in Victorian gardens, valued for its distinctive foliage and vibrant flowers.
- Visitors to the botanical garden marveled at the towering spikes of purple-veined white blooms on the bear's breech plants.
- In the south of France, bear's breech grows wild in dry rocky areas, but it is also commonly cultivated in gardens.
- The landscape designer chose bear's breech for its dramatic architectural foliage and ability to attract pollinators to the garden.