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Atriplex lentiformis

Atriplex lentiformis

9.9
A thorny bush with silver leaves that grows in dry salty ground
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : Atriplex lentiformis
  • The Atriplex lentiformis thrives in the saline soils of desert valleys.

Examples

  • Researchers studied the water retention abilities of Atriplex lentiformis in southwestern ecosystems.

  • Farmers often use Atriplex lentiformis as forage for livestock in arid regions.

  • The Atriplex lentiformis thrives in arid conditions.

  • Can you identify the Atriplex lentiformis in this area?

  • Farmers often use Atriplex lentiformis as forage for livestock in arid regions.

  • The Atriplex lentiformis thrives in the saline soils of desert valleys.

  • Researchers studied the water retention abilities of Atriplex lentiformis in southwestern ecosystems.

Synonyms

white thistle
vsAtriplex lentiformis
  • Specialized
9.9

A spiny shrub with silvery leaves that grows on dry, often salty plains

is the same plant but labeled with a different common name
quail bush
vsAtriplex lentiformis
  • US
9.9

A spiny shrub with silvery leaves that grows on dry, salty plains

is the same species but called by another common name
quail brush
vsAtriplex lentiformis
  • US
9.9

A spiny shrub with silvery leaves that grows on dry alkaline plains

is the identical plant but known under a different common name

Surface Forms

Atriplex lentiformis singular
Atriplex lentiformises plural

Morphology

Atriplex + lentiformis

This is a scientific binomial: 'Atriplex' clearly signals a plant genus so a learner who knows that constituent can infer it names a species of Atriplex, but the second element 'lentiformis' is a Latin adjective (not given here) and is unlikely to be known by a B1 learner. Thus the term gives partial, surface-level information (that it is a plant species) but the specific descriptive meaning (e.g., 'lens-shaped') is not transparently recoverable for most learners.

Etymology

Atriplex lentiformis comes from old Latin words: Atriplex names a group of 'saltbush' plants and lentiformis means 'lentil-shaped', a picture of its round, silvery leaves. So the name describes a shrub that grows in salty soils and has round, lentil-like leaves.