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Anthyllis vulneraria

Anthyllis vulneraria

9.9
A small wild plant that lives for many years and has yellow or red flowers in meadows
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : Anthyllis vulneraria
  • The fields were dotted with the bright yellow heads of Anthyllis vulneraria.

Examples

  • Bees are often attracted to the clusters of flowers produced by Anthyllis vulneraria.

  • Traditional healers once used Anthyllis vulneraria to treat kidney ailments.

  • Look at how vibrant the Anthyllis vulneraria flowers are!

  • I saw a beautiful Anthyllis vulneraria blooming in the meadow.

  • Traditional healers once used Anthyllis vulneraria to treat kidney ailments.

  • Bees are often attracted to the clusters of flowers produced by Anthyllis vulneraria.

  • The fields were dotted with the bright yellow heads of Anthyllis vulneraria.

Synonyms

kidney vetch
vsAnthyllis vulneraria
  • UK
8.6

A plant that lives for many years with round heads of yellow or red flowers in meadows

is the formal Latin scientific name for the plant

Surface Forms

Anthyllis vulneraria singular
Anthyllis vulneraria plural

Morphology

Anthyllis + vulneraria

This is a Latin binomial (scientific species name) functioning as a proper noun rather than a compositional English phrase; the second element 'vulneraria' is not a common English word and is marked as not found in the dictionary. Even if a learner recognized 'Anthyllis' as a plant genus, a B1 learner who only knows the given constituents would not be able to derive the detailed botanical/medicinal meaning, so the expression is not transparently interpretable.

Etymology

Anthyllis vulneraria gets its name from the Latin word vulneraria, meaning 'for wounds', because people long ago used this meadow herb to treat cuts and other aches. That's why the plant's scientific name reminds us of its old use as a healing herb.