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carpenteria

carpenteria

9.9
An evergreen shrub from California with shiny leaves and white fragrant flowers
  • noun
  • /ˌkɑːrpənˈtɪəriə/
  • Specialized
: carpinteria
  • Botanists admire the fragrant white flowers of carpenteria during spring and early summer.

Examples

  • Native to California, carpenteria thrives in well-drained soils and sunny locations.

  • The garden featured a beautiful carpenteria in full bloom.

  • The carpenteria bloomed beautifully in the spring.

  • Did you see the carpenteria in the garden?

  • Botanists admire the fragrant white flowers of carpenteria during spring and early summer.

  • Native to California, carpenteria thrives in well-drained soils and sunny locations.

  • The garden featured a beautiful carpenteria in full bloom.

Synonyms

Carpenteria californica
vscarpenteria
  • Specialized
9.9

An evergreen shrub from California with shiny leaves and groups of fragrant white flowers

is the common name form used in general or garden writing

Compounds

Carpenteria californica
  • Specialized
9.9

An evergreen shrub from California with shiny leaves and groups of fragrant white flowers

Surface Forms

carpenteria singular
carpenterias plural

Morphology

carpenteria = carpenter (opaque) = carpenter + ia

Although the name is formally based on 'carpenter' plus the botanical suffix '-ia', the shrub name is an eponymous scientific label whose meaning is not predictable from the common noun.

Etymology

Carpenteria comes from the English name carpenter, because the plant was named for a person with that name. So think of it as the 'carpenter's plant' from California, which helps you remember this evergreen shrub with glossy leaves and fragrant white flowers.