Lysimachia clethroides
- noun
- Specialized
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Lysimachia clethroides
- Many gardeners appreciate the elegant arch of the Lysimachia clethroides flower spikes in summer borders.
Examples
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The Lysimachia clethroides spreads quickly, so be mindful of its growth habit in your garden.
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She planted Lysimachia clethroides alongside roses to add texture and interest to the flower bed.
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Lysimachia clethroides is often used in garden landscaping.
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Have you seen the Lysimachia clethroides blooming this spring?
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Many gardeners appreciate the elegant arch of the Lysimachia clethroides flower spikes in summer borders.
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She planted Lysimachia clethroides alongside roses to add texture and interest to the flower bed.
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The Lysimachia clethroides spreads quickly, so be mindful of its growth habit in your garden.
Synonyms
A garden plant with curved spikes of white flowers that look like a goose's neck
Surface Forms
Morphology
Lysimachia + clethroides
This is a Latin binomial (taxonomic) name rather than a compositional English phrase; while 'Lysimachia' signals a plant genus, the specific epithet 'clethroides' is not an ordinary English word and provides no meaningful cue to a B1 learner. Knowing the constituent tokens would not let a learner infer the common name or properties (arching spikes, 'gooseneck' shape), so the expression is not derivable from its parts.
Etymology
Lysimachia clethroides is often called 'gooseneck loosestrife' because its long white flower spikes bend over like a goose's neck. So the image of the curved, arching flowers helps you remember this plant.
