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Richardson's geranium

Richardson's geranium

9.3
A wild plant with small white or pale pink flowers that grows in western North America
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : geranio de Richardson
  • Gardeners appreciate Richardson's geranium for its delicate white and pink flowers.

Examples

  • The Richardson's geranium is commonly found in meadows and open woods across western North America.

  • During our hike, we spotted a patch of Richardson's geranium blooming along the trail.

  • The Richardson's geranium blooms beautifully in the spring.

  • I saw a Richardson's geranium in the botanical garden.

  • During our hike, we spotted a patch of Richardson's geranium blooming along the trail.

  • Gardeners appreciate Richardson's geranium for its delicate white and pink flowers.

  • The Richardson's geranium is commonly found in meadows and open woods across western North America.

Synonyms

Geranium richardsonii
vsRichardson's geranium
  • Specialized
9.9

A wild geranium from western North America with small clusters of white or pale pink flowers

has the same meaning but is the common name rather than the Latin name

Surface Forms

Richardson's geranium singular
Richardson's geraniums plural

Morphology

Richardson's + Geranium

This phrase is compositionally transparent: a B1 learner who knows 'geranium' and recognizes the possessive form 'Richardson's' will infer it denotes a particular type or variety of geranium associated with Richardson. Even without knowledge of the specific person, the possessive + noun pattern (common across languages for eponymous species or cultivars) makes the overall meaning immediately understandable as a specific kind of geranium.

Etymology

Richardson's geranium probably comes from a plant scientist named Richardson who first collected or described this wild flower. The part Richardson's shows the person and geranium is the flower, so the name means the geranium 'named after' Richardson.