cassiope

American  

[kuh-sahy-uh-pee] / kəˈsaɪ əˌpi /

noun

1. (sometimes initial capital letter) any evergreen shrub belonging to the genus Cassiope, of the heath family, having nodding white or pinkish solitary flowers and scalelike or needlelike leaves.

2. (initial capital letter) Cassiopeia.

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Etymology

Origin of cassiope

< New Latin, Latin < Greek Kassiópē Cassiopeia

Example Sentences

On the borders of little streams larger plants flourish--lupines, daisies, asters, goldenrods, hairbell, mountain columbine, potentilla, astragalus and a few gentians; with charming heathworts--bryanthus, cassiope, kalmia, vaccinium in boulder-fringing rings or bank covers.

From The Yosemite by Muir, John

On the edge of some of the snow-banks I noticed cassiope.

From Travels in Alaska by Muir, John

And lo, here at last in front of the Cathedral is blessed cassiope, ringing her thousands of sweet-toned bells, the sweetest church music I ever enjoyed.

From My First Summer in the Sierra by Muir, John

Here, too, in this so-called "land of desolation," I met cassiope, growing in fringes among the battered rocks.

From The Mountains of California by Muir, John

No evangel among all the mountain plants speaks Nature's love more plainly than cassiope.

From The Mountains of California by Muir, John