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Ageratum houstonianum

Ageratum houstonianum

9.9
A small garden plant with fluffy blue or purple flowers
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : agerato
  • The fluffy flowers of Ageratum houstonianum attract butterflies throughout the summer.

Examples

  • Gardeners often choose Ageratum houstonianum for its long-lasting blue blooms.

  • We planted Ageratum houstonianum along the border to add a splash of color to the garden.

  • The garden was filled with beautiful Ageratum houstonianum plants.

  • I love the color of Ageratum houstonianum flowers.

  • Gardeners often choose Ageratum houstonianum for its long-lasting blue blooms.

  • The fluffy flowers of Ageratum houstonianum attract butterflies throughout the summer.

  • We planted Ageratum houstonianum along the border to add a splash of color to the garden.

Synonyms

common ageratum
vsAgeratum houstonianum
7.0

A small garden plant with fluffy blue or lavender flowers

is the formal scientific name rather than the everyday name
ageratum
vsAgeratum houstonianum
9.8

A garden plant with small blue or white flowers

refers specifically to a small tender herb with fluffy brushlike blue to lavender flowers

Surface Forms

Ageratum houstonianum singular
Ageratum houstonianums plural

Morphology

Ageratum + houstonianum

This is a taxonomic binomial combining the genus name Ageratum (a small-flowered ornamental herb) with a species epithet; the phrase simply refers to that particular plant species rather than an idiomatic meaning. Because it is literal and compositional (genus + specific epithet) rather than metaphorical, a learner who knows the constituents or recognizes binomial naming can infer it denotes a type of Ageratum.

Etymology

Ageratum houstonianum gets its name from two ideas: the first part Ageratum may come from an old word meaning 'not aging' because the small, fluffy flowers keep their color a long time, and the second part houstonianum honors a plant collector named Houston. So the name fits this little herb with fluffy, long-lasting blue flowers.