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Alstroemeria pelegrina

Alstroemeria pelegrina

9.9
A plant from the Andes with bright pink-purple flowers like small lilies
  • noun
  • Specialized
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  • She chose Alstroemeria pelegrina for its vibrant pinkish-purple flowers in her floral arrangement.

Examples

  • Botanists studied the native habitat of Alstroemeria pelegrina along the Andean slopes.

  • The garden featured a stunning bed of Alstroemeria pelegrina in full bloom.

  • The garden was filled with beautiful Alstroemeria pelegrina flowers.

  • Have you seen the Alstroemeria pelegrina blooming this season?

  • The garden featured a stunning bed of Alstroemeria pelegrina in full bloom.

  • Botanists studied the native habitat of Alstroemeria pelegrina along the Andean slopes.

  • She chose Alstroemeria pelegrina for its vibrant pinkish-purple flowers in her floral arrangement.

Synonyms

lily of the Incas
vsAlstroemeria pelegrina
9.8

A South American plant with showy pink or purple flowers that grows in the Andes

is one specific species within that genus rather than the broader genus group
Peruvian lily
vsAlstroemeria pelegrina
6.7

A plant with clusters of long-lasting pinkish flowers grown in gardens or used in bouquets

is a wild single species rather than a commonly cultivated garden variety

Surface Forms

Alstroemeria pelegrina singular
Alstroemeria pelegrinas plural

Morphology

alstroemeria + pelegrina

This is a taxonomic binomial: knowing 'alstroemeria' (a flowering plant) lets a learner infer that Alstroemeria pelegrina is a type or species of that plant, so part of the meaning is compositional. However, the species epithet 'pelegrina' is not a productive English word (and carries no transparent descriptive meaning for a B1 learner), so the specific identity and qualities of the species are not derivable without prior knowledge. Therefore the expression is only partially transparent.

Etymology

Alstroemeria pelegrina has two parts: Alstroemeria honors a Swedish plant collector named Alströmer who sent plants to early scientists, and pelegrina may come from a Spanish word meaning 'pilgrim' or 'wanderer' because this wild flower grows on remote mountain slopes, so the name helps you remember a showy mountain plant tied to a person and to a wandering habitat.