Andromeda glaucophylla
- noun
- Specialized
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Andromeda glaucophylla
- The delicate clusters of pink flowers make Andromeda glaucophylla a charming addition to natural wetland gardens.
Examples
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Andromeda glaucophylla is often found growing in boggy, acidic soils in northern climates.
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The Andromeda glaucophylla thrives in wet, acidic soil.
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Botanists studied the adaptation of Andromeda glaucophylla to cold arctic environments.
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Have you seen the Andromeda glaucophylla blooming this spring?
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Andromeda glaucophylla is often found growing in boggy, acidic soils in northern climates.
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The delicate clusters of pink flowers make Andromeda glaucophylla a charming addition to natural wetland gardens.
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The Andromeda glaucophylla thrives in wet, acidic soil.
Synonyms
A small evergreen shrub that grows in wet, acidic places and has hanging pink or white flowers
A thin evergreen shrub with small hanging pink or white flowers that grows in wet bogs
Surface Forms
Morphology
andromeda + glaucophylla
The item follows a Latin binomial pattern (Genus + species), so a learner who knows 'Andromeda' as a shrub can reasonably infer this is a specific kind of Andromeda plant. However, the species epithet 'glaucophylla' is technical/botanical and not transparent to a B1 learner (its morphological parts such as glauc- and -phylla are low-frequency), so the precise descriptive meaning cannot be derived from the constituents.
Etymology
Andromeda glaucophylla gets its name from Greek: Andromeda is a mythic woman's name often used for plants with delicate, hanging flowers. The second part, glaucophylla, means 'blue-grey leaf', so the name helps you picture a small shrub with hanging flower clusters and pale, grey-green leaves.
