Stingaree-bush (Noun)
Meaning
Spiny evergreen xerophytic shrub having showy rose and purple flowers and forming dense thickets; of dry rocky mountain slopes of California.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The stingaree-bush plants dotted the dry, rocky landscape with their vibrant flowers.
- Hikers had to navigate through dense thickets of stingaree-bush that covered the mountain slope.
- The rare stingaree-bush drew botanists from all over the world to study its unique adaptations.
- A heavy frost would occasionally wipe out most of the stingaree-bush on the more exposed slopes.
- As she walked up the mountain trail, the sweet fragrance of the stingaree-bush filled the air.