Pieris
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Pieris can refer to:
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Organisms
- Pieris (plant)Pieris (plant)Pieris is a genus of seven species of shrubs in the family Ericaceae, native to mountain regions of eastern and southern Asia, eastern North America and Cuba. Known commonly as andromedas or fetterbushes, they are broad-leaved evergreen shrubs growing to 1–6 m tall and wide...
is the andromeda or fetterbush genus in the plant family Ericaceae - Pieris (butterfly), described by Franz Paula von Schrank in 1801, is the garden white genus in the butterfly family Pieridae
- Pieris, described by Hübner around 1819, is a synonym of the genus PierellaPierellaPierella is a butterfly genus from the subfamily Satyrinae in the family Nymphalidae found from Mexico through Central America to South America. The species of Pierella have larger hindwings than forewings, unique among butterflies. The oval green flash on the forewing is also unique...
in the butterfly family Nymphalidae
Places
- PierisPierisPieris can refer to:Organisms* Pieris is the andromeda or fetterbush genus in the plant family Ericaceae* Pieris , described by Franz Paula von Schrank in 1801, is the garden white genus in the butterfly family Pieridae...
, an hamlet of San Canzian d'IsonzoSan Canzian d'IsonzoSan Canzian d'Isonzo is a comune in the province of Gorizia, in Friuli – Venezia Giulia, Italy.The small town is situated about 30 kilometers from Gorizia, the capital of the province, and not too far west of the important port of Trieste...
(Italy) - Pieria (Πιερία) or Pieris, a region in Greece
- Pieris (Πιερίς), an ancient name of the Greek settlement KondariotissaKondariotissaKondariotissa is a village in the Pieria regional unit of Macedonia, Greece. It is located 9 km south of the prefectural capital, Katerini. Its population is 1,980 . The nearest interchange with GR-1 lies to the east. The main occupation of the people is growing tobacco...
- PieresPieresThe Pieres were a Thracian tribe connected with the Brygi, that long before the archaic period in Greece occupyied the narrow strip of plain land, or low hill, between the mouths of the Peneius and the Haliacmon rivers, at the foot of the great woody steeps of mount Olympus.-Expulsion:The Pieres...
, an ancient Thracian tribe living in the Pieria region - Pieris, an ancient region in East Macedonia, where the PieresPieresThe Pieres were a Thracian tribe connected with the Brygi, that long before the archaic period in Greece occupyied the narrow strip of plain land, or low hill, between the mouths of the Peneius and the Haliacmon rivers, at the foot of the great woody steeps of mount Olympus.-Expulsion:The Pieres...
were relocated - PiereisPiereisPiereis is a former municipality in the Kavala peripheral unit, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Pangaio, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 5,002 . The seat of the municipality was in Moustheni....
(Πιερείς) municipality in Kavala Prefecture
See also
- PeirisPeirisPeiris, Peries or Pieris is a surname found mostly in Sri Lanka. Notable people with this name include:*Eardley Peiris, radio announcer*Sir James Peiris , politician*Malik Peiris, doctor*P...
, surname - Pierian Spring, the metaphorical source of knowledge about art and science.