leadwort
leadwort — 名詞
1. a flowering plant in the Plumbago group, often grown for its blue flowers
藍雪花
白花丹屬中常見的藍花植物
a flowering plant in the Plumbago group, often grown for its blue flowers
Nia planted a leadwort beside the front steps for late-summer color.
Nia 在前門階梯旁種了一株藍雪花，想讓庭院在夏末還有色彩。
countable: a leadwort
At the nursery, several leadwort plants bloomed in large clay pots.
苗圃裡有好幾盆藍雪花在大陶盆中開花。
plural: leadwort plants
The gardener trimmed the leadwort after summer rain to keep the path clear.
園丁在夏雨後修剪那株藍雪花，好讓小路保持暢通。
By late August, the leadwort covered the fence with pale blue flowers.
到了八月下旬，那株藍雪花開著淡藍色花朵，鋪滿了柵欄。
- plumbago
the more technical plant name and a common garden label for the same kind of plant
- blue plumbago
a more specific garden name that highlights the flower color
文法句型
a leadwort plant
grow leadwort in pots
leadwort with blue flowers
用法筆記
Gardeners may use leadwort for one plant or for the plant type in general. This sense usually refers to a Plumbago plant, especially one grown for blue flowers.
2. a small North American shrub with grey leaves and purple flower spikes; another
鉛灰灌木
北美草原上一種灰葉紫花的矮灌木
a small North American shrub with grey leaves and purple flower spikes; another name for a leadplant
During the prairie walk, Hyun pointed out a leadwort with dusty grey leaves.
草原導覽時，Hyun 指著一株葉子灰灰的鉛灰灌木給大家看。
field-guide context
The guide said leadwort grows well in dry ground near open stream banks.
解說員說，這種鉛灰灌木很適合長在乾燥、開闊的溪岸附近。
habitat: dry ground and stream banks
Sahil bought leadwort seeds for a prairie garden behind the school.
Sahil 買了鉛灰灌木的種子，準備種在學校後面的草原花園裡。
In autumn, the leadwort's purple flower spikes stood above the short grass.
到了秋天，那株鉛灰灌木的紫色花穗高高立在矮草上方。
- leadplant
the usual name for this North American shrub
文法句型
a leadwort shrub
leadwort seeds
leadwort in prairie gardens
用法筆記
This sense is mainly used in botany or native-plant gardening. In ordinary reference books, the same plant is often listed under leadplant instead.