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genus Stokesia

genus Stokesia

9.9
A group of flowering plants in the aster family with only one species called Stokes' aster
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : género Stokesia
  • The genus Stokesia includes only one species, known for its attractive blue flowers.

Examples

  • Gardeners prize plants in the genus Stokesia for their resilience and vivid blooms.

  • Did you know that genus Stokesia belongs to the Asteraceae family?

  • Botanists often study the genus Stokesia to understand floral diversity within the aster family.

  • The genus Stokesia is known for its beautiful blue flowers.

  • Botanists often study the genus Stokesia to understand floral diversity within the aster family.

  • Gardeners prize plants in the genus Stokesia for their resilience and vivid blooms.

  • The genus Stokesia includes only one species, known for its attractive blue flowers.

Synonyms

Stokesia
vsgenus Stokesia
  • Specialized
9.6

A North American plant that lives many years with showy blue or purple flowers like a daisy

is the same genus but specifies it contains only one species

Surface Forms

genus Stokesia singular
genera Stokesia plural

Morphology

genus + Stokesia

The phrase is compositionally transparent: 'genus' names a biological rank and 'Stokesia' is the taxonomic name, so the meaning ('the genus called Stokesia') follows directly from the parts. Although specialized scientific vocabulary, the rank+name pattern is common cross-linguistically, so a learner who knows both constituents would understand it.

Etymology

The noun genus Stokesia is a plant name: genus means a group of related plants and Stokesia was named after the botanist Stokes, so the name refers to the plant called 'Stokes aster'. Today it refers to that single flowering plant, known for its bright blue blooms.