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Iris tingitana

Iris tingitana

9.9
A bulb plant from North Africa with bright blue flowers grown in gardens
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : Iris tingitana
  • The Iris tingitana blooms in early spring with striking blue petals.

Examples

  • You can find Iris tingitana growing naturally in parts of Morocco and Algeria.

  • Gardeners often choose Iris tingitana for its vivid color and elegance.

  • The Iris tingitana blooms beautifully in spring.

  • Have you seen the Iris tingitana at the botanical garden?

  • Gardeners often choose Iris tingitana for its vivid color and elegance.

  • The Iris tingitana blooms in early spring with striking blue petals.

  • You can find Iris tingitana growing naturally in parts of Morocco and Algeria.

How Blue

Iris tingitana
  • Specialized
9.9
Iris pallida
  • Specialized
8.2
violet
2 1.6

Surface Forms

Iris tingitana singular
Iris tingitanas plural

Morphology

iris + tingitana

The headword 'iris' signals the well-known flower genus, so a learner who knows that word will likely infer this is a kind of iris. However 'tingitana' is a Latin species epithet (not a normal English word) and does not transparently convey the specific identity or origin (North Africa) to a B1 learner, so the full meaning is not predictable without extra botanical or etymological knowledge.

Etymology

Iris tingitana gets its name from two parts: Iris, a word for 'rainbow' used for the bright, colorful flower, and tingitana, which may come from 'Tingis', the old name for Tangier in Morocco. So the name tells you it is a colorful iris 'from Tangier', which fits a blue-flowered iris that grows in North Africa.