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Nothofagus dombeyi

Nothofagus dombeyi

9.9
A large evergreen tree from Chile and Argentina often used to make thatched roofs
  • noun
  • Specialized
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  • The roofs of many rural homes are still thatched with branches from the Nothofagus dombeyi.

Examples

  • The Nothofagus dombeyi tree can grow up to 50 meters tall.

  • Researchers studied the ecological role of Nothofagus dombeyi in the Patagonian forests.

  • Nothofagus dombeyi is prized for its durability and attractive evergreen leaves.

  • Have you ever seen a Nothofagus dombeyi in the wild?

  • The roofs of many rural homes are still thatched with branches from the Nothofagus dombeyi.

  • Nothofagus dombeyi is prized for its durability and attractive evergreen leaves.

  • The Nothofagus dombeyi tree can grow up to 50 meters tall.

Synonyms

coigue
vsNothofagus dombeyi
  • US
9.9

A Chilean tree that keeps its leaves all year and whose branches people use to cover roofs

is broader and refers to a large evergreen native to Chile and Argentina

Surface Forms

Nothofagus dombeyi singular
Nothofagus dombeyis plural

Morphology

Nothofagus + dombeyi

This is a Latin binomial composed of the genus name 'Nothofagus' and a species epithet 'dombeyi', so a learner who recognizes the genus can infer it names a particular kind of Nothofagus tree. However, 'dombeyi' is a non-lexical proper epithet (no independent meaning) and interpreting the pair as a species requires knowledge of taxonomic naming conventions, so the relation is only partially predictable.

Etymology

Nothofagus dombeyi comes from two parts: Nothofagus, a name that means 'southern beech', and dombeyi, which honors the French plant collector Joseph Dombey who first collected the tree. So the name shows the tree's type and remembers the person who brought it to attention.