alison

alison — 名詞

1. a small, low-growing garden plant that produces dense clusters of tiny white, ye

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釋義

香雪球

開小白花或黃花的低矮園藝植物

a small, low-growing garden plant that produces dense clusters of tiny white, yellow, or pink flowers, typically grown as a fast-spreading ground cover or border plant.

例句

Nadia planted sweet alison around the vegetable bed; its white flowers formed a honey-scented carpet.

Nadia 在菜圃周圍種了香雪球，白色小花形成一片蜜香地毯。

collocation: sweet alison / honey-scented carpet

In early spring, Sora scattered sweet alison seeds along the sunny border.

初春時，Sora 將香雪球種子撒在陽光充足的邊界上。

collocation: scatter sweet alison seeds / sunny border

同義詞
  • alyssum

    the standard modern spelling; 'alison' is a historical variant, while 'alyssum' is used in all contemporary botanical and gardening contexts.

  • sweet alyssum

    the common garden name for Lobularia maritima (formerly Alyssum maritimum), the most widely cultivated species; 'sweet alison' is occasionally seen.

用法筆記

'Alison' is a non-standard spelling variant of 'alyssum' (pronounced /əˈlɪsəm/). The alison form appears mainly in historical or older botanical texts; modern gardening publications nearly always use 'alyssum'. The plant belongs to the genus Alyssum (formerly including Lobularia) in the Brassicaceae (mustard) family. Do not confuse the plant name with the female given name Alison (pronounced /ˈælɪsən/).

常見錯誤

❌I planted some alison in the garden and my friend Alison came to water it.' — The plant name 'alison' (alyssum) and the personal name 'Alison' are homographs but unrelated; context makes the meaning clear.
✅I planted some alyssum in the garden and my friend Alison came to water it.
💡Using the standard spelling 'alyssum' for the plant avoids ambiguity.