Picea breweriana
- noun
- Specialized
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Picea breweriana
- The Picea breweriana is well known for its graceful, drooping branches.
Examples
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Conservationists are working to protect the limited range of Picea breweriana in the wild.
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The Picea breweriana can be identified by its distinctive pendulous branches that sway gently in the wind.
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Botanists admire the unique silhouette of Picea breweriana among North American spruce species.
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The Picea breweriana is known for its graceful, drooping branches.
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Have you seen a Picea breweriana in the wild?
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In our garden, a Picea breweriana provides shade with its unique drooping foliage.
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Many visitors are drawn to the Picea breweriana for its elegant shape and the beauty it brings to the landscape.
Synonyms
A medium-sized spruce tree with hanging branches that grows in California and Oregon
A medium-sized spruce tree with long hanging branches from California and Oregon
Surface Forms
Morphology
Picea + breweriana
Knowing 'Picea' (the genus of spruces) allows a learner to infer that this is a kind of spruce, so part of the meaning (a species within Picea) is directly derivable. However, 'breweriana' is a Latin species epithet that does not convey the descriptive features (pendulous branches) or native range to a B1 learner, so the full, specific meaning is not predictable from the constituents.
Etymology
Picea breweriana comes from two parts: Picea is the Latin word for 'spruce' and breweriana honors William Brewer, a 19th-century plant collector who first found the tree in California. So the name tells you both the kind of tree and the person who found it.
