camphor dune tansy
- noun
- US
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tanaceto de dunas de alcanfor
- The camphor dune tansy thrives in the sandy soils of the San Francisco Bay area.
Examples
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Efforts are being made to protect the rare camphor dune tansy from habitat loss.
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Have you seen the camphor dune tansy blooming this spring?
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Botanists studied the leaves and flowers of the camphor dune tansy for their unique adaptations.
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The camphor dune tansy thrives in sandy soils.
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Efforts are being made to protect the rare camphor dune tansy from habitat loss.
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The camphor dune tansy thrives in the sandy soils of the San Francisco Bay area.
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Have you seen the camphor dune tansy blooming this spring?
Synonyms
A very hairy plant from the San Francisco Bay area that lives for years and has flowers without outer petals
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound is compositionally built from modifiers and a head noun: 'tansy' (a plant) modified by 'dune' (habitat) and 'camphor' (a characteristic scent/compound), so a learner who knows those words can infer it is a kind of tansy associated with dunes and camphor. Botanical technicalities (e.g., 'rayless flowers') are specialized details but do not prevent a B1 learner from deriving the basic meaning from the constituents.
Etymology
Camphor dune tansy comes from words for its smell, home, and plant type: camphor for a strong camphor smell, dune for the sandy hills where it grows, and tansy for its kind of flower. So the name helps you remember a hairy coastal plant that 'grows on dunes' and smells like camphor.
