Romneya coulteri
- noun
- Specialized
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Romneya coulteri
- Botanists study Romneya coulteri for its drought resistance and ornamental value.
Examples
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You can recognize Romneya coulteri by its delicate white petals and unusual foliage.
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The striking flowers of the Romneya coulteri made it the highlight of the garden tour.
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The Romneya coulteri blooms beautifully in the summer.
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Have you seen a Romneya coulteri in full bloom?
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The striking flowers of the Romneya coulteri made it the highlight of the garden tour.
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You can recognize Romneya coulteri by its delicate white petals and unusual foliage.
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The Romneya coulteri blooms beautifully in the summer.
Synonyms
A tall bush with many branches, native to California and Mexico, with silvery-blue leaves and large fragrant white flowers
A tall plant with silvery-blue leaves and large fragrant white flowers
Surface Forms
Morphology
Romneya + coulteri
This is a taxonomic Latin binomial: the genus 'Romneya' signals it is a kind of plant (so a learner who knows 'Romneya' can infer it names a plant). However, the species epithet 'coulteri' is an arbitrary proper name with no lexical meaning, and specific descriptive details (tall branching subshrub, Matilija poppy) are not derivable from the parts. Because the genus gives partial information but the full referential meaning is not predictable, the MWE is only partially transparent.
Etymology
Romneya coulteri is a two-part 'scientific name': Romneya is the genus (group) and coulteri is the species name. The coulteri part honors a botanist named Coulter, so the name works like a person's label and tells scientists exactly which tall white-flowered shrub is meant.
