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violet suksdorfia

violet suksdorfia

9.9
A delicate mountain plant with round, deeply cut leaves and deep pink to violet funnel-shaped flowers
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : suksdorfia violeta
  • Hikers often admire the beautiful funnel-shaped flowers of the violet suksdorfia in early summer.

Examples

  • The violet suksdorfia flourishes in moist mountain meadows throughout Idaho and Montana.

  • Botanists documented several patches of violet suksdorfia along the forest trail.

  • The violet suksdorfia blooms beautifully in spring.

  • I saw a violet suksdorfia in the botanical garden.

  • Hikers often admire the beautiful funnel-shaped flowers of the violet suksdorfia in early summer.

  • Botanists documented several patches of violet suksdorfia along the forest trail.

  • The violet suksdorfia flourishes in moist mountain meadows throughout Idaho and Montana.

Synonyms

Suksdorfia violaceae
vsviolet suksdorfia
  • Specialized
9.9

A slender plant with rounded, deeply divided leaves and deep violet funnel-shaped flowers from northwestern North America

is native to parts of western North America and covers a wider area

Surface Forms

violet suksdorfia singular
violet suksdorfias plural

Morphology

violet + suksdorfia

The phrase is a simple color + plant-name combination: a learner who knows 'violet' and 'suksdorfia' can infer it denotes a Suksdorfia plant that is violet‑colored or has violet flowers. This follows common noun-noun naming patterns in English (and other languages), so the meaning is directly compositional and easily derivable.

Etymology

Violet suksdorfia may come from two simple ideas: violet for its purple flowers and suksdorfia because the plant was named after the collector Wilhelm Suksdorf. So the name helps you remember it is a violet-coloured plant first collected by Suksdorf.