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Lilium catesbaei

Lilium catesbaei

9.9
A lily with cup-shaped flowers and petals that curve back, often red or yellow
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : lirio de catesbaei
  • Gardeners admire how the cup-shaped flowers of Lilium catesbaei attract pollinators throughout the summer.

Examples

  • The Lilium catesbaei is easily recognized by its striking scarlet petals and long slender stem.

  • Botanists found a thriving population of Lilium catesbaei in the damp pine flatwoods of Florida.

  • The Lilium catesbaei blooms beautifully in the spring.

  • Have you seen the Lilium catesbaei in the garden?

  • Gardeners admire how the cup-shaped flowers of Lilium catesbaei attract pollinators throughout the summer.

  • The Lilium catesbaei is easily recognized by its striking scarlet petals and long slender stem.

  • Botanists found a thriving population of Lilium catesbaei in the damp pine flatwoods of Florida.

Synonyms

pine lily
vsLilium catesbaei
  • US
9.3

A plant with cup-shaped flowers whose petals curve back, usually yellow to red

is the formal scientific name for the same regional lily

How Specific

Lilium catesbaei
  • Specialized
9.9
genus
3 7.5
family
  • Specialized
155 4.0
order
  • Specialized
66 7.5
class
∞ 1.8
phylum
  • Specialized
4 8.7
kingdom
  • Specialized
53 4.8

Surface Forms

Lilium catesbaei singular
Lilium catesbaei plural

Morphology

Lilium + catesbaei

The genus element 'Lilium' transparently signals that this is a type of lily, so a learner who knows 'Lilium' can infer it refers to a lily species. The specific epithet 'catesbaei' is a Latinized proper name with no semantic content derivable from English, so the precise meaning, identity, or descriptive properties of the species are not predictable, making the overall item only partially transparent.

Etymology

Lilium catesbaei may come from the English naturalist Mark Catesby, who drew and wrote about American plants long ago. The name part catesbaei points to Catesby, so the full name is used for this bright, cup-shaped 'lily' from the southeastern United States.