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Urnula craterium

Urnula craterium

9.9
A fungus with a cup-shaped fruit body and a nearly black inside
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : Urnula craterium
  • The nearly black interior of Urnula craterium makes it easy to identify in the wild.

Examples

  • The Urnula craterium has a unique urn-shaped fruiting body.

  • The forest floor was dotted with the unique Urnula craterium fungi after the spring rains.

  • Mycologists collected specimens of Urnula craterium for their morphological studies.

  • I found a rare Urnula craterium in the forest.

  • The forest floor was dotted with the unique Urnula craterium fungi after the spring rains.

  • The nearly black interior of Urnula craterium makes it easy to identify in the wild.

  • Mycologists collected specimens of Urnula craterium for their morphological studies.

Surface Forms

Urnula craterium singular
Urnula crateriums plural

Morphology

Urnula + craterium

This is a Latin binomial (scientific) name whose constituents are not English lexical items and are listed as '[Word not found in dictionary]'. A B1 learner who only knows the written constituents would not be able to derive the species meaning from them (even if 'Urnula' superficially resembles 'urn', the name is technical and requires domain knowledge), so the expression is not compositionally transparent.

Etymology

Urnula craterium comes from Latin words: Urnula meaning 'small urn' and craterium meaning 'bowl' or 'crater'. The fungus really looks like a small dark urn or cup with a nearly black inside, so the name helps you picture its shape and colour.