Kolkwitzia amabilis
- noun
- Specialized
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Kolkwitzia amabilis
- Gardeners often plant Kolkwitzia amabilis for its attractive arching branches and showy flowers.
Examples
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The Kolkwitzia amabilis in our garden produces a mass of pink blooms each spring.
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After flowering, Kolkwitzia amabilis develops bristly fruit, adding interest to the landscape.
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The beautiful Kolkwitzia amabilis blooms in the spring.
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Have you seen the Kolkwitzia amabilis in the garden?
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Gardeners often plant Kolkwitzia amabilis for its attractive arching branches and showy flowers.
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The Kolkwitzia amabilis in our garden produces a mass of pink blooms each spring.
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The beautiful Kolkwitzia amabilis blooms in the spring.
Synonyms
A garden shrub that loses its leaves and has pink flowers and bristly fruit
A small flowering bush from China with pretty pink flowers often grown in gardens
Surface Forms
Morphology
Kolkwitzia + amabilis
This is a scientific Latin binomial (genus + species) rather than a compositional English phrase, so its identification as a specific shrub cannot be derived from ordinary knowledge of the listed parts. The second element 'amabilis' is not an English lexical item (and would require botanical/Latin knowledge), therefore a B1 learner knowing the given constituents would not be able to infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
The name Kolkwitzia amabilis honors a plant scientist named Kolkwitz, and the Latin word amabilis means 'lovely'. So the name literally says 'Kolkwitz's lovely plant', a simple picture that helps you remember the shrub's arching branches and pink flowers.
