Euonymus radicans vegetus
- noun
- Specialized
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euónimo radicans vegetus
- In the botanical garden, the label identifies the Euonymus radicans vegetus as a twining shrub from Asia.
Examples
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The Euonymus radicans vegetus is cultivated in many gardens for its attractive foliage and fruit.
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Pinkish fruit appear in clusters on the Euonymus radicans vegetus during the autumn season.
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Botanists are studying the different varieties within the Euonymus radicans vegetus group.
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The Euonymus radicans vegetus thrives in warm climates.
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I planted Euonymus radicans vegetus in my garden last spring.
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The Euonymus radicans vegetus produces beautiful pinkish fruit that attracts many birds.
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During autumn, clusters of pinkish fruit can be seen on the branches of the Euonymus radicans vegetus.
Synonyms
A wide, bushy evergreen plant from Asia that spreads on the ground and has pink fruit
A broad bushy climbing shrub with pink fruit native to Asia
Surface Forms
Morphology
Euonymus + radicans + vegetus
This string is a Latin botanical binomial and adjectival epithets rather than a normal English phrase, so its descriptive meaning is a taxonomic label rather than a compositional English expression. Two of the constituents are not dictionary words in English (Latin epithets), so a B1 learner who 'knows' the surface items would still be unable to derive the shrub description from them.
Etymology
Euonymus radicans vegetus is a plant name made of old Greek and Latin words that describe the shrub: Euonymus means 'good name' because people liked its pretty fruit and leaves, radicans means 'rooting' for its habit of twining and making roots along its stems, and vegetus means 'lively'. So the name helps you remember it is a lively, rooting shrub with attractive pinkish fruit.
