Celtis australis
- noun
- Specialized
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Celtis australis
- The Celtis australis is prized in Mediterranean gardens for its impressive shade and resilience.
Examples
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A row of mature Celtis australis lines the avenue, creating a natural canopy during summer.
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Botanists studied the growth patterns of Celtis australis in various European climates.
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Look at that beautiful Celtis australis tree!
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The Celtis australis grows well in Mediterranean climates.
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A row of mature Celtis australis lines the avenue, creating a natural canopy during summer.
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The Celtis australis is prized in Mediterranean gardens for its impressive shade and resilience.
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Botanists studied the growth patterns of Celtis australis in various European climates.
Synonyms
A tree with bright green leaves often planted for shade in southern Europe
A leafy tree from southern Europe that loses its leaves in winter and gives shade
A small tree with rough leaves that makes small dark berries birds eat
Surface Forms
Morphology
Celtis + australis
This is a botanical Latin binomial made of a genus name plus a specific epithet; if a learner knows 'Celtis' (a tree genus) and the Latin-derived element 'australis' (meaning 'southern'), they can infer it denotes a type of Celtis tree from the south. However, 'australis' is not a common English word and species epithets are specialist/Latin vocabulary, so the full denotation ('a deciduous shade tree with bright green leaves') is only partly predictable for an average B1 learner.
Etymology
Celtis australis may come from the old word Celtis used by Greek and Roman writers for a similar tree, and australis is Latin for 'southern'. So the name paints the picture of a 'southern Celtis' — a tree from southern Europe known for its shade and hardiness.
