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five-spot

five-spot

9.9
A small California wildflower with white petals each showing a dark purple spot
  • noun
  • US
translation icon : cinco manchas
  • Each blossom of the five-spot features a deep purple spot on white petals.

Examples

  • Botanists identified the delicate five-spot by its distinctive petal markings.

  • The garden was brightened by a patch of blooming five-spot near the walkway.

  • The garden was filled with beautiful five-spots in full bloom.

  • Have you seen a five-spot before?

  • The delicate five-spot can be found blooming in California's wildflower season.

  • Each five-spot in the garden showcases a white flower with a unique purple blotch.

  • At the park, we admired the lovely five-spot that added charm to the landscape.

Synonyms

Nemophila maculata
vsfive-spot
  • Specialized
9.9

An annual California plant with white flowers that have a dark purple spot on each petal

is the common name form shown with the species label

Surface Forms

five-spot singular
five-spots plural

Morphology

five-spot = five + spot (transparent) = five + spot

The plant name refers to flowers that bear distinctive spots; the compound meaning is directly derived from 'five' + 'spot'.

Etymology

Five-spot comes from the flower's look: the plant has five white petals each with a dark purple 'spot', so people named the plant the five-spot after those five marks.