St. Peter's wreath

St. Peter's wreath
noun
shrub having copious small white flowers in spring
Hypernyms: ↑spirea, ↑spiraea

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Saint Peter's wreath — noun shrub having copious small white flowers in spring • Syn: ↑bridal wreath, ↑bridal wreath, ↑St. Peter s wreath, ↑Spiraea prunifolia • Hypernyms: ↑spirea, ↑spiraea …   Useful english dictionary

  • Saint Peter's wreath — Saint Saint (s[=a]nt), n. [F., fr. L. sanctus sacred, properly p. p. of sancire to render sacred by a religious act, to appoint as sacred; akin to sacer sacred. Cf. {Sacred}, {Sanctity}, {Sanctum}, {Sanctus}.] 1. A person sanctified; a holy or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • saint-peter's-wreath — (|) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ noun Usage: usually capitalized S&P : bridal wreath 1 …   Useful english dictionary

  • St.-Peter's-wreath — noun see bridal wreath …   Useful english dictionary

  • Peter Fechter — (January 14 1944 ndash; August 17 1962) was a German bricklayer from East Berlin, who, at the age of eighteen, became one of the first victims of the Berlin Wall s border guards. Background After World War II, Germany was governed jointly by an… …   Wikipedia

  • Peter Abrahams — 1955 Peter Henry Abrahams (* 19. März 1919 in Vrededorp nahe Johannesburg) ist ein südafrikanischer Schriftsteller. Abrahams wurde als Sohn eines äthiopischen Vaters und einer südafrikanischen Mutter afrikanischer und französischer Abstammung… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Peter Abrahms — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Peter Abrahms Peter Abrahams (Vredorp, Johannesburgo, 3 de marzo de 1919) es un escritor sudafricano de la etnia bantú. Después de emigrar a Inglaterra, escribió …   Wikipedia Español

  • Peter Abrahams — (born March 3, 1919) is a South African novelist.He was born in the poor township of Vrededorp, but left South Africa in 1939, working first as a sailor, and then as a journalist in London before settling in Jamaica in 1956. One of South Africa s …   Wikipedia

  • Peter II — 1923 70, king of Yugoslavia 1934 45. * * * I born Sept. 6, 1923, Belgrade, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes died Nov. 3, 1970, Los Angeles, Calif., U.S. Last king of Yugoslavia. The son of Alexander I, he became titular king on his father s …   Universalium

  • bridal wreath — noun 1. Chilean evergreen shrub having delicate spikes of small white flowers • Syn: ↑bridal wreath, ↑Francoa ramosa • Hypernyms: ↑shrub, ↑bush • Member Holonyms: ↑Francoa, ↑genus …   Useful english dictionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”