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Callistephus chinensis

Callistephus chinensis

9.9
A brightly colored garden flower with large round blooms often called China aster
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : Callistephus chinensis
  • Gardeners often grow Callistephus chinensis for its striking variety of colors.

Examples

  • Many annual flower beds are filled with Callistephus chinensis during the summer months.

  • The bouquet featured fresh Callistephus chinensis blooms cut from the garden.

  • The Callistephus chinensis blooms beautifully in late summer.

  • Callistephus chinensis is stunning.

  • Many annual flower beds are filled with Callistephus chinensis during the summer months.

  • Gardeners often grow Callistephus chinensis for its striking variety of colors.

  • The bouquet featured fresh Callistephus chinensis blooms cut from the garden.

Synonyms

China aster
vsCallistephus chinensis
7.5

A garden plant with large bright flowers often cut for flower arrangements

is the formal scientific name for the same cultivated species

Surface Forms

Callistephus chinensis singular
Callistephus chinenses plural

Morphology

Callistephus + chinensis

The form is compositional: a genus name (Callistephus, a group of asters) plus a species epithet (chinensis, indicating origin from China) together denote a particular species of plant — i.e. the China aster. However, this relies on knowledge of scientific binomial naming and a Latin-derived epithet, which is not a standard everyday compositional pattern for B1 learners, so the relation is only partly transparent.

Etymology

Callistephus chinensis comes from words where Callistephus means 'beautiful crown' and chinensis means 'from China'. The aster's round, many-petaled flower head looks like a small crown and the plant was first grown in China, so the name points to its look and origin.