Anemone quinquefolia
- noun
- Specialized
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anémona de cinco hojas
- In the spring, the forest floor was dotted with Anemone quinquefolia in full bloom.
Examples
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She identified the delicate white flower as Anemone quinquefolia during her hike.
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The Anemone quinquefolia blooms beautifully in spring.
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Botanists study the habitat preferences of Anemone quinquefolia in eastern North American woods.
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Have you seen the Anemone quinquefolia in the garden?
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In the spring, the forest floor was dotted with Anemone quinquefolia in full bloom.
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She identified the delicate white flower as Anemone quinquefolia during her hike.
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Botanists study the habitat preferences of Anemone quinquefolia in eastern North American woods.
Synonyms
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A small forest plant with pretty flowers and divided leaves
A wild white flower with one light pink-tinged bloom that grows in eastern North American woods
A small wildflower with white or pale pink flowers that grows in woods
A woodland plant with showy flowers and divided leaves
Surface Forms
Morphology
anemone + quinquefolia
This is a scientific Latin binomial: while 'anemone' is an English plant name, 'quinquefolia' is not an English word (not in the learner's dictionary) and its Latin roots are unlikely to be known by a B1 learner. The specific descriptive meaning of the species (pink-tinged white flowers in eastern woodlands) cannot be derived from the constituents in ordinary English knowledge, so the name is not transparently interpretable for learners.
Etymology
Anemone quinquefolia comes from older Greek and Latin words: anemone means 'wind' and quinquefolia means 'five leaves'. Because the little white flower often nods in the breeze and the plant usually has five leaves, the name gives a simple picture of this small woodland wildflower.