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Astilbe biternata

Astilbe biternata

9.9
A North American garden plant with groups of small creamy white flowers
  • noun
  • Specialized
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  • Gardeners appreciate Astilbe biternata for its delicate, creamy white flowers and elegant foliage.

Examples

  • The woodland garden features several clusters of Astilbe biternata blooming in late spring.

  • Botanists identified the plant as Astilbe biternata due to its distinctive flower panicles and native habitat.

  • The garden features beautiful Astilbe biternata flowers.

  • Many gardeners love Astilbe biternata for its stunning blooms.

  • Gardeners appreciate Astilbe biternata for its delicate, creamy white flowers and elegant foliage.

  • The woodland garden features several clusters of Astilbe biternata blooming in late spring.

  • Botanists identified the plant as Astilbe biternata due to its distinctive flower panicles and native habitat.

Synonyms

false goatsbeard
vsAstilbe biternata
  • Specialized
8.4

A North American garden plant with clusters of creamy white flowers that grows in moist shade

is the botanical species with creamy white flower panicles often grown as an ornamental

Surface Forms

Astilbe biternata singular
Astilbe biternatas plural

Morphology

Astilbe + biternata

The phrase is a Linnaean binomial: combining the genus name 'Astilbe' (a plant) with a specific epithet, so a learner who knows 'Astilbe' can reasonably infer this refers to a particular kind of Astilbe. However, 'biternata' is a Latin, technical epithet not listed in the dictionary and its morphological meaning (leaf division) is unlikely to be recoverable by an average B1 learner, so the overall transparency is only partial.

Etymology

Astilbe biternata is a plant name that talks about how the plant looks. The second word biternata comes from Latin and means 'twice divided into threes', because the leaves are split into three parts and each of those parts is split again, so the name helps gardeners and plant scientists recognise this species.