Celastrus (Noun)
Meaning
Genus of woody vines and erect shrubs (type genus of the Celastraceae) that is native chiefly to Asia and Australia: includes bittersweet.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The ceanothus or Californian lilac as it's referred to in the gardens is often associated with products with ceanothus and ceanothus variants, but it differs with the ceastrus family in that ceastrus are said to mainly include bittersweet.
- The gardeners made quick work of training the vigorous stems of the ceastrus into sturdy supports for climbing plants.
- The woodland garden was full of a thornless, fast growing variety of the highly fragrant white blooming ceastrus vine species native to Australia.
- Celastrus vines native to India often found use as part of herbal medications because their natural sweet flavor contrasted their effectiveness as laxatives to balance.
- The landscape manager added his new ornamental bushes of ceastrus, well aware of their thorny woody branches that bittersweet flowers eventually form on for his gardens and such that many birds would seek protection in the thorns.