英语单词“clethra”的中文翻译、释义及用法解析

单词 clethra 释义 clethranoun[U]uk/?kli?.θr?//?kleθ.r?/us/?kli?.θr?//?kleθ.r?/akindofsmalltreewithsmall,whiteorpinkishflowersthatgrowinclusters(=groupsclosetogether):We like toincludelate-floweringshrubssuch ashydrangeaand clethra inourgarden.Clethra can bedeciduousorevergreentreesorshrubs, withsimpleleavesandsmall,fragrant, usuallywhite, bell-shapedflowers.

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• Thegardenisfullofscentedplants: viburnums, philadelphus, azaleas,jasmineand clethra alladdsweetnessto theair.
• Prune latesummerandautumnfloweringshrubslikebutterflybush(Buddleia), clethra andhydrangeawell beforecoldwinterweather.
• Sweetpepperbushis an Americanshrub(Clethra alnifolia), with racemes offragrantwhiteflowers.

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Bushes & shrubs

• aronia
• bramble
• briar
• brier
• broom
• gorse
• guaraná
• heather
• hedging
• hibiscus
• privet
• redcurrant
• rhododendron
• rosella
• saskatoon
• undergrowth
• viburnum
• wahoo
• wayfaring tree
• whin

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(Definition ofclethrafrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus? Cambridge University Press)#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/clethra##