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Cleome pinnata

Cleome pinnata

9.9
A plant with blue-green leaves and tall yellow flower spikes that lives many years and grows in dry places
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : Cleome pinnata
  • The desert landscape was dotted with clusters of Cleome pinnata in full bloom.

Examples

  • Gardeners admired the tall, yellow flower spikes of the Cleome pinnata in the botanical display.

  • Botanists studied the distinctive leaves of the Cleome pinnata for their adaptation to arid climates.

  • The Cleome pinnata blooms beautifully in late summer.

  • Have you seen a Cleome pinnata in the garden?

  • Gardeners admired the tall, yellow flower spikes of the Cleome pinnata in the botanical display.

  • The desert landscape was dotted with clusters of Cleome pinnata in full bloom.

  • Botanists studied the distinctive leaves of the Cleome pinnata for their adaptation to arid climates.

Synonyms

prince's-plume
vsCleome pinnata
  • US
9.9

A perennial plant with leathery blue-green divided leaves and thick yellow flower spikes

is the scientific Latin name used in classification
desert plume
vsCleome pinnata
  • US
9.5

A plant that lives for several years with thick yellow flower spikes and blue-green divided leaves

is the scientific Latin name rather than a common name

How Showy

peony
3 3.7
rose
469 1.0
Cleome pinnata
  • Specialized
9.9
wildflower
33 2.2
grass
521 1.0

Surface Forms

Cleome pinnata singular
Cleome pinnatas plural

Morphology

Cleome + pinnata

This is a botanical Latin binomial combining the genus name 'Cleome' with the specific epithet 'pinnata'. A learner who knows 'Cleome' can infer it is a type of plant, but 'pinnata' is a Latin descriptor (not present in the provided dictionary) and does not transparently convey the plant's specific traits to a B1 learner, so the meaning is only partially inferable.

Etymology

Cleome pinnata gets its name from the look of the plant. The second part, pinnata, comes from Latin and means 'feathered' because the leaves are divided like small feathers, so the name helps you picture the plant's leaf shape.