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Asarum europaeum

Asarum europaeum

9.9
A low evergreen plant with thick creeping stems and round leaves like wild ginger
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : asarabaca europea
  • Asarum europaeum, commonly known as European wild ginger, is often used in landscaping for its attractive foliage.

Examples

  • The leaves of Asarum europaeum stay green throughout the winter.

  • Asarum europaeum forms a dense ground cover in many European woodland gardens.

  • Botanists often use Asarum europaeum as a model species in evolutionary studies.

  • The Asarum europaeum thrives in shady areas of the garden.

  • Have you seen the Asarum europaeum in bloom this season?

  • In garden centers, you can find Asarum europaeum sold as a hardy ground cover for shaded areas.

  • Many gardeners appreciate Asarum europaeum for its ability to thrive in poor soil conditions.

Synonyms

asarabacca
vsAsarum europaeum
  • UK
9.9

A creeping evergreen herb from western Europe with round shiny leaves used in traditional medicine

has the same meaning but adds leaf description and medicinal use

Surface Forms

Asarum europaeum singular
Asarum europaeums plural

Morphology

Asarum + europaeum

This is a Linnaean binomial combining the genus name Asarum with the Latin adjectival epithet europaeum (of Europe). A learner who knows 'Asarum' (a genus of wild ginger) and recognises 'europaeum' as 'European/of Europe' can directly infer it denotes the European species of Asarum (European wild ginger), so the meaning is compositionally derivable.

Etymology

Asarum europaeum comes from old words meaning 'wild ginger' and 'of Europe' because the plant's root smells a little like ginger and it grows in European woods. So the name helps you remember it is a ginger-scented evergreen from Europe.