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Clinopodium vulgare

Clinopodium vulgare

9.9
A fragrant plant that lives for several years with small pink or white flowers
  • noun
  • Specialized
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  • Gardeners enjoy planting Clinopodium vulgare for its attractive pink flower clusters.

Examples

  • The leaves of Clinopodium vulgare can be used as a mild herbal tea.

  • Many people use Clinopodium vulgare in their gardens to attract pollinators with its fragrant blooms.

  • Clinopodium vulgare thrives in meadows and woodland edges across Europe.

  • I found some Clinopodium vulgare growing in my garden.

  • The Clinopodium vulgare has beautiful pink flowers.

  • Clinopodium vulgare is often used in traditional herbal remedies due to its aromatic properties.

  • In the wild, Clinopodium vulgare can be found growing abundantly in sunny, open areas.

Synonyms

Satureja vulgaris
vsClinopodium vulgare
  • Specialized
9.9

A small aromatic herb with pink or white flowers used in cooking

is the identical description but uses a different scientific name
cushion calamint
vsClinopodium vulgare
9.9

A fragrant herb with small bunches of pink or white flowers

is described with heads of such flowers rather than clusters
wild basil
vsClinopodium vulgare
3.9

An aromatic herb with small pink or white flowers that grows in meadows and gardens

is given using heads of flowers wording rather than clusters

Surface Forms

Clinopodium vulgare singular
Clinopodium vulgares plural

Morphology

Clinopodium + vulgare

This is a scientific Latin binomial combining the genus name 'Clinopodium' with a species epithet; if a learner knows the genus and recognizes that 'vulgare' corresponds to Latin for 'common', they can infer it denotes a species of Clinopodium (the 'common' Clinopodium). However, binomial nomenclature and Latin epithets are domain-specific and not standard English composition, and 'vulgare' is not an everyday English word, so the meaning is not fully predictable for an average B1 learner without prior exposure.

Etymology

Clinopodium vulgare is a scientific plant name, and the second part vulgare means 'common'. So the name simply labels the ordinary wild basil you find in fields and woods and that people use as a mild tea.