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Alnus maritima

Alnus maritima

9.9
A small tree or shrub from the southeastern United States that has soft, light brown wood
  • noun
  • Specialized
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  • Carpenters sometimes use the light brown wood of Alnus maritima for small projects.

Examples

  • The Alnus maritima thrives in moist habitats along streams in the southeastern United States.

  • Botanists studied the growth patterns of Alnus maritima in its native range.

  • The Alnus maritima thrives in wetland areas.

  • You can find Alnus maritima along the coastal regions.

  • Carpenters sometimes use the light brown wood of Alnus maritima for small projects.

  • Botanists studied the growth patterns of Alnus maritima in its native range.

  • The Alnus maritima thrives in moist habitats along streams in the southeastern United States.

Synonyms

seaside alder
vsAlnus maritima
  • Specialized
9.9

A small tree or shrub with soft light brown wood that grows in wet coastal areas in the southeastern US

is described generally without noting a wet or coastal habitat

Surface Forms

Alnus maritima singular
Alnus maritima plural

Morphology

Alnus + maritima

The binomial name combines 'Alnus' (a genus of trees/shrubs in the alder family) with the Latin epithet 'maritima' (literally ‘maritime’/‘coastal’), so the compound denotes an alder associated with maritime or wetland habitats and is therefore compositionally interpretable. Even though 'maritima' is not listed in the provided dictionary entry, it has clear cognates in many languages (maritime, marítimo, maritime) so a learner who knows both constituents could infer this species is a coastal/wetland shrub or small tree.

Etymology

Alnus maritima comes from old Latin words: Alnus means 'alder' (a small tree) and maritima means 'by the sea'.