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Caragana arborescens

Caragana arborescens

9.9
A large thorny shrub with groups of bright yellow flowers often grown as a hedge or windbreak
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : caragana
  • Gardeners appreciate Caragana arborescens for its resilience and bright yellow spring flowers.

Examples

  • Caragana arborescens is commonly planted as a windbreak on farms in cold climates.

  • The hedge of Caragana arborescens provides excellent shelter for birds and pollinators.

  • The Caragana arborescens blooms beautifully in spring.

  • Many gardeners choose Caragana arborescens for its hardiness.

  • Caragana arborescens is commonly planted as a windbreak on farms in cold climates.

  • The hedge of Caragana arborescens provides excellent shelter for birds and pollinators.

  • Gardeners appreciate Caragana arborescens for its resilience and bright yellow spring flowers.

Synonyms

Siberian pea tree
vsCaragana arborescens
8.6

A large spiny shrub with groups of yellow flowers often planted to block wind or make a hedge

has identical meaning but is a different common name

Surface Forms

Caragana arborescens singular
Caragana arborescens plural

Morphology

caragana + arborescens

The binomial combines 'caragana' (a shrub) with the Latin adjective 'arborescens' (literally 'becoming tree-like'), so the components together point to a large, tree-like shrub — a compositional clue to the meaning. However, 'arborescens' is a specialist Latin botanical term and scientific names behave like proper names, so an average B1 learner who does not know Latin-derived botanical vocabulary would not reliably infer the meaning without prior exposure.

Etymology

Caragana arborescens describes how the plant looks: Caragana is the plant group and arborescens means 'tree-like'. Because this spiny shrub can grow into a small tree and makes a dense hedge, the name helps you remember it as a large, tree-like bush used for shelter and windbreaks.