Tanacetum camphoratum
- noun
- Specialized
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tanaceto de alcanfor
- The flowers of Tanacetum camphoratum are unusual because they lack the typical ray petals seen in other daisies.
Examples
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Tanacetum camphoratum is found primarily in sandy soils near the San Francisco Bay shoreline.
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Botanists study Tanacetum camphoratum to better understand the unique plant communities of California.
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The Tanacetum camphoratum thrives in the coastal regions of California.
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Can you identify the Tanacetum camphoratum in this garden?
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Tanacetum camphoratum is a perennial plant that grows abundantly along the sandy shores of San Francisco Bay.
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Researchers have documented that Tanacetum camphoratum is distinct for its lack of ray petals in its flower heads.
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With its dense hairs, Tanacetum camphoratum is well-adapted to the coastal habitats of California.
Synonyms
A very hairy plant with flowers that have no outer petals, native to the San Francisco Bay area
Surface Forms
Morphology
Tanacetum + camphoratum
This is a Latin binomial (genus + specific epithet) that functions as a fixed scientific name rather than a compositional English phrase; such names are lexical labels for a particular species. The second element 'camphoratum' lacks a dictionary gloss here (and is not transparent to a B1 learner), so the overall meaning (a specific plant species with particular traits) cannot be reliably derived from the parts.
Etymology
Tanacetum camphoratum comes from two word parts: Tanacetum is the old name for the 'tansy' plant and camphoratum means 'smelling of camphor', because this coastal plant gives a strong camphor-like scent. So the name is a simple memory: a tansy-like plant that smells of camphor.
