Platanthera chlorantha
- noun
- Specialized
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Platanthera chlorantha
- Unlike its relative, Platanthera chlorantha produces larger but less fragrant green flowers.
Examples
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The rare Platanthera chlorantha thrives in the chalk grasslands of southern Europe.
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Botanists often confuse Platanthera chlorantha with similar orchid species due to overlap in habitat.
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Look at the beautiful Platanthera chlorantha in bloom!
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The rare Platanthera chlorantha blooms in the spring.
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The rare Platanthera chlorantha thrives in the chalk grasslands of southern Europe.
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Unlike its relative, Platanthera chlorantha produces larger but less fragrant green flowers.
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Look at the beautiful Platanthera chlorantha in bloom!
Synonyms
A European orchid with large dark green flowers that have a faint smell
An orchid from southern Europe with rather large green flowers and a mild smell
Surface Forms
Morphology
Platanthera + chlorantha
This is a scientific binomial: 'Platanthera' signals the genus (an orchid), so a learner who knows that word will at least recognise it as an orchid. However, 'chlorantha' is a Latin/Greek-derived species epithet not listed in the learner dictionary and B1 learners generally will not know roots like chlor- (green) or -antha (flower), so the specific meaning/features of the species are not reliably derivable.
Etymology
Platanthera chlorantha comes from Greek words: Platanthera means 'wide anther' (the part that holds the pollen) and chlorantha means 'green flower'. So the name describes the orchid's larger, dark green blooms and broad pollen parts, which help tell it apart from similar species.
