Fritillaria pluriflora
- noun
- Specialized
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Fritillaria pluriflora
- The hills were dotted with blooming Fritillaria pluriflora during the spring.
Examples
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Botanists are working to protect the rare Fritillaria pluriflora in its native habitat.
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Many wildflower enthusiasts hope to catch a glimpse of Fritillaria pluriflora on their hikes.
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Look at that beautiful Fritillaria pluriflora over there!
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The Fritillaria pluriflora blooms beautifully in the spring.
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The Fritillaria pluriflora is known for its striking pinkish purple, bell-shaped flowers that bloom in the spring.
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During their hike in California, they were excited to spot a rare Fritillaria pluriflora growing among the rocks.
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Conservationists are making efforts to preserve the Fritillaria pluriflora, an exquisite native plant of California.
Synonyms
A wildflower with pinkish-purple bell-shaped flowers that grows in dry clay soil in California
A California plant with pink bell-shaped flowers that hang down
Surface Forms
Morphology
Fritillaria + pluriflora
The binomial combines the genus name 'Fritillaria' (a flowering-plant genus) with the species epithet 'pluriflora' (literally 'many-flowered'), so a learner who recognises those parts could infer it is a type of Fritillaria plant. However, species epithets are Latin and taxonomic naming conventions are not part of typical B1 knowledge, and 'pluriflora' is not a common English word, so the specific sense is only partially predictable without prior exposure.
Etymology
Fritillaria pluriflora gets its name from Latin words that describe the plant's look: Fritillaria comes from 'fritillus' meaning 'dice-box' because some fritillary flowers have a checkered look, and pluriflora means 'many flowers'. That's why the scientific name describes the bell-shaped California 'adobe lily' and helps you remember a plant with several small blooms.
