Arethusa bulbosa
- noun
- /ˌærəˈθuːzə bʌlˈboʊsə/
- Specialized
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Arethusa bulbosa
- The rare Arethusa bulbosa can be found blooming in peat bogs during late spring.
Examples
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We spotted a solitary Arethusa bulbosa during our hike in the wetlands.
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Botanists admire the striking magenta color of Arethusa bulbosa flowers.
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The rare Arethusa bulbosa blooms in wetland areas.
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Have you ever seen an Arethusa bulbosa in the wild?
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Botanists admire the striking magenta color of Arethusa bulbosa flowers.
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The rare Arethusa bulbosa can be found blooming in peat bogs during late spring.
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We spotted a solitary Arethusa bulbosa during our hike in the wetlands.
Synonyms
A small wild orchid with a single bright pink fragrant flower that opens wide in bogs
A flower that grows in bogs with one fragrant bright-pink bloom and wide open petals
Surface Forms
Morphology
Arethusa + bulbosa
This is a Latin binomial: 'Arethusa' names the genus (a bog orchid) while 'bulbosa' is a Latin species epithet related to 'bulbous' but not a common English word. A learner who knows both parts could infer it is a kind of Arethusa orchid (and possibly bulbous), but the specific descriptive details (single fragrant magenta-pink flower, habitat nuances) are not fully derivable, so the expression is only partially transparent.
Etymology
Arethusa bulbosa is named after a figure in a Greek story called Arethusa, who became a 'spring' of water, and the second word bulbosa means 'bulb-like' because the plant has a rounded base. So the name gives a clear image: a single bright pink orchid flower that grows in wet bogs and sits above a bulb-like base.
