pieris

/ ˈpaɪərɪs /

noun

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

Origin of pieris¹

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

This insect is of Godart's fifth size, and comes very near to his Pieris nina.

The Pieris, on its part, takes good care not to touch the tithymals: they would endanger its life.

The man who was the first to see his cabbage-plot devastated by caterpillars made the acquaintance of the Pieris.

The Pieris cratgi fixes itself at sunset on flowers, where it is easily taken by the hand.

I think the case of female Pieris pyrrha proves that females alone can be greatly modified for protection.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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