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Fritillaria recurva

Fritillaria recurva

9.9
A lily plant with red and yellow bell-shaped flowers
  • noun
  • Specialized
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  • The slopes were dotted with blooming Fritillaria recurva, their red bells nodding in the breeze.

Examples

  • Gardeners admire Fritillaria recurva for its striking scarlet and yellow flowers.

  • The Fritillaria recurva blooms in early spring.

  • Botanists traveled to observe Fritillaria recurva in its native habitat of California woodlands.

  • Gardeners love the Fritillaria recurva for its unique flowers.

  • Botanists traveled to observe Fritillaria recurva in its native habitat of California woodlands.

  • The slopes were dotted with blooming Fritillaria recurva, their red bells nodding in the breeze.

  • Gardeners admire Fritillaria recurva for its striking scarlet and yellow flowers.

Synonyms

scarlet fritillary
vsFritillaria recurva
  • US
9.9

A plant from western United States with narrow bell-shaped red and yellow flowers

is the specific species rather than a general plant name

Surface Forms

Fritillaria recurva singular
Fritillaria recurvas plural

Morphology

Fritillaria + recurva

This is a Latin taxonomic binomial (genus + species epithet) functioning as a proper name rather than a compositional English phrase: knowing 'Fritillaria' only signals it is a plant genus but does not convey the detailed descriptive sense. The second element 'recurva' is a Latin epithet (not a standard English word), so a B1 learner who only knows the listed constituents cannot reliably derive the specific meaning, making the expression opaque.

Etymology

Fritillaria recurva comes from Latin words that describe the flower: recurva means 'bent back', because the narrow petals bend back like a small red bell. That's why the name fits this lily, which has scarlet and yellow, bell-shaped flowers.