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genus Houttuynia

genus Houttuynia

9.9
A group of low-growing East Asian plants that grow in wet places and has only one species
  • noun
  • /ˈdʒɛnəs haʊˈtjuːniə/
  • Specialized
: género Houttuynia
  • The wetland garden featured several specimens of genus Houttuynia thriving near the pond.

Examples

  • Medicinal uses have been reported for plants in the genus Houttuynia across East Asia.

  • Botanists studied the genus Houttuynia for its unique adaptation to marshy environments.

  • The genus Houttuynia includes several varieties.

  • I found a genus Houttuynia plant near the river.

  • The wetland garden featured several specimens of genus Houttuynia thriving near the pond.

  • Botanists studied the genus Houttuynia for its unique adaptation to marshy environments.

  • Medicinal uses have been reported for plants in the genus Houttuynia across East Asia.

Synonyms

Houttuynia
vsgenus Houttuynia
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A short plant with heart-shaped leaves that grows in wet places and is used in cooking

notes the group contains only a single species rather than many

Surface Forms

genus Houttuynia singular
genera Houttuynia plural

Morphology

genus + Houttuynia

The phrase simply combines the taxonomic noun 'genus' with the plant name 'Houttuynia', so its meaning ('the genus to which Houttuynia belongs') is directly derivable from the constituents. This is a standard, cross-linguistic biological naming pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both words would understand the MWE.

Etymology

Genus Houttuynia comes from Maarten Houttuyn, a Dutch scientist who studied plants. Plant scientists used his name to label this group of similar plants that grow in wet places, so the phrase means 'a group of plants called Houttuynia'.