Anthemis tinctoria
- noun
- Specialized
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manzanilla amarilla
- The garden was filled with bright Anthemis tinctoria, adding a splash of yellow to the landscape.
Examples
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In North America, Anthemis tinctoria can sometimes be found growing wild along roadsides.
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I planted Anthemis tinctoria in my garden last spring.
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Botanists studied Anthemis tinctoria for its traditional use in producing natural dyes.
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The Anthemis tinctoria blooms beautifully in the summer.
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The garden was filled with bright Anthemis tinctoria, adding a splash of yellow to the landscape.
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In North America, Anthemis tinctoria can sometimes be found growing wild along roadsides.
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The Anthemis tinctoria blooms beautifully in the summer.
Synonyms
A small plant with yellow flowers used to make calming tea
A garden plant with bright yellow daisy-like flowers that lives many years
A plant with yellow flowers that people use to make natural yellow dye
Surface Forms
Morphology
Anthemis + tinctoria
The name is compositional in the botanical Latin pattern (genus + specific epithet), so a learner who knew 'Anthemis' = a chamomile-like plant and the Latin-derived 'tinctoria' = dyer/used for dyeing could infer this is a particular species of Anthemis (i.e. a plant). However, 'tinctoria' is not an English lexical item and the specific descriptive properties (yellow flowers, perennial habit) are not fully predictable from the parts, so the transparency is partial.
Etymology
Anthemis tinctoria comes from two word parts: Anthemis means 'flower' and tinctoria means 'used for dyeing'. People once used the plant's bright yellow blooms to make a natural 'dye', so the name reminds us of both the flower and its old use.
