Montia lamprosperma
- noun
- Specialized
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Montia lamprosperma
- The leaves of Montia lamprosperma are tender and sometimes eaten as a wild green.
Examples
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Botanists recently discovered a new population of Montia lamprosperma in Alaska.
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Montia lamprosperma thrives in moist, shaded areas of northern woodlands.
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Look at the beautiful Montia lamprosperma growing in the garden!
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The Montia lamprosperma is often found in the wild.
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The leaves of Montia lamprosperma are tender and sometimes eaten as a wild green.
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Botanists recently discovered a new population of Montia lamprosperma in Alaska.
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Montia lamprosperma thrives in moist, shaded areas of northern woodlands.
Synonyms
A plant with tender edible leaves often eaten raw or cooked
A small northern wild plant with white flowers and edible leaves
A small plant with flowers that grows in wet places and has leaves people eat
Surface Forms
Morphology
Montia + lamprosperma
This is a scientific Latin binomial (genus + species epithet). Even if a learner knows 'Montia' as a genus, the second element 'lamprosperma' is not a common English word (not found in dictionaries) and the full meaning as a specific species cannot be derived from the parts by an average B1 learner; scientific names function as proper nouns and are highly specialized, making the overall expression unintelligible without prior exposure.
Etymology
Montia lamprosperma may come from a plant scientist named Montia plus the Greek parts lampro- meaning 'bright' and -sperma meaning 'seed'. So the name gives a simple picture of a small Montia plant with bright seeds, which helps you remember this little wild lettuce from northern areas.
