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Samolus floribundus

Samolus floribundus

9.9
A small plant with white flowers that grows in wet places like riverbanks in the Americas
  • noun
  • Specialized
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  • The marshes were dotted with clusters of Samolus floribundus in full bloom.

Examples

  • Gardeners sometimes cultivate Samolus floribundus in water gardens for its delicate white flowers.

  • Botanists recorded the presence of Samolus floribundus along the riverbanks after the rainy season.

  • The Samolus floribundus thrives in wetlands.

  • I spotted a Samolus floribundus near the river.

  • Gardeners sometimes cultivate Samolus floribundus in water gardens for its delicate white flowers.

  • The marshes were dotted with clusters of Samolus floribundus in full bloom.

  • Botanists recorded the presence of Samolus floribundus along the riverbanks after the rainy season.

Synonyms

water pimpernel
vsSamolus floribundus
  • Specialized
9.9

A small plant with white flowers that grows in wet places

is the specific American species found in both North and South America
brookweed
vsSamolus floribundus
  • UK
9.9

A small flowering plant that grows in wet shady places near streams

is the distinct species native broadly across North and South America

Surface Forms

Samolus floribundus singular
Samolus floribunduses plural

Morphology

Samolus + floribundus

This is a Linnaean Latin binomial used as a scientific species name, so its referential meaning depends on taxonomic convention rather than ordinary English composition. The second element 'floribundus' is not a known English word here, and knowing 'Samolus' only indicates a wet-habitat plant; together they do not allow a B1 learner to derive the specific species meaning, making the expression unintelligible without prior exposure or specialist knowledge.

Etymology

Samolus floribundus may come from Latin words, with the second part floribundus literally meaning 'many flowers', which creates a picture of a plant covered in blooms. That helps you remember that Samolus floribundus, the 'American water pimpernel', is a wet-place plant with lots of small white flowers.