Petty Whin (Noun)
Meaning
Prickly yellow-flowered shrub of the moors of New England and Europe.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The landscape architect chose the low-growing petty whin for its delicate blooms and manageable size.
- Petty whin often lines the winding paths found in traditional English gardens.
- A patch of petty whin added a burst of yellow to the otherwise barren New England moor.
- The botanist noted the similarities between petty whin and its more notorious relative, Ulex europaeus.
- She avoided the thorny branches as she navigated through a thicket of petty whin.