Tolmiea menziesii
- noun
- Specialized
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Tolmiea menziesii
- You can propagate Tolmiea menziesii easily due to the plantlets that grow on its leaves.
Examples
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The Tolmiea menziesii thrives in shady, moist woodland gardens.
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My grandmother kept a pot of Tolmiea menziesii on her kitchen windowsill for years.
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I saw Tolmiea menziesii blooming in the garden.
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The Tolmiea menziesii thrives in shady areas.
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The Tolmiea menziesii, also known as piggyback plant, produces small flowers that attract pollinators.
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In my garden, the Tolmiea menziesii has spread from just one pot to several due to its ability to produce new plantlets.
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You can find Tolmiea menziesii growing naturally in the moist, shaded areas of the Pacific Northwest.
Synonyms
A small plant that makes tiny new plants at the base of its leaves
A small green plant that grows baby plants on its leaves
An indoor plant that makes small baby plants on its leaves
Surface Forms
Morphology
Tolmiea + menziesii
This is a Latin binomial: knowing 'Tolmiea' (a plant genus) lets a learner infer that the phrase names a plant species, but the full meaning (a perennial herb with the ability to produce plantlets) is not derivable from the parts. The species epithet 'menziesii' is a non-descriptive proper name, so the expression is only partially transparent (identifies a plant but not the specific biological traits).
Etymology
Tolmiea menziesii is often called the 'piggyback plant' because it grows tiny baby plants on the edges of its leaves that look like little ones riding on a parent's back. That's why gardeners can easily grow new plants from a single leaf.
