Anagallis arvensis
- noun
- Specialized
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Anagallis arvensis
- Gardeners sometimes call Anagallis arvensis the 'poor man's weather glass' because its flowers close before rain.
Examples
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The small red flowers of Anagallis arvensis add a splash of color to meadows during summer.
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Anagallis arvensis is often found growing in cultivated fields and gardens.
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Look at that Anagallis arvensis blooming!
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The Anagallis arvensis blooms beautifully in spring.
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Anagallis arvensis is commonly cultivated in gardens for its vibrant flowers that close when it rains.
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Known as the 'poor man's weather glass', Anagallis arvensis signals impending rain by closing its blooms.
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The striking red blossoms of Anagallis arvensis brighten up fields and meadows throughout the summer months.
Synonyms
A small plant with bright red, white, or purple flowers that close when rain comes
A small garden flower with red petals that close before rain
A small plant with bright flowers that close before rain
Surface Forms
Morphology
Anagallis + arvensis
This is a Latin binomial (genus + species) referring to a specific plant species; its meaning is a taxonomic label (the scarlet pimpernel) rather than a compositional phrase whose sense comes from ordinary English words. One constituent ('arvensis') is not glossed and, even if a learner knew both parts, identifying the exact common name or full description requires specialist botanical knowledge, so the meaning is not derivable by a B1 learner.
Etymology
Anagallis arvensis is a small wild flower whose bright blossoms close up just before rain; gardeners noticed this and called it the 'poor man's weather glass' because the plant seemed to show when bad weather was coming, and its red blooms led to the common name 'scarlet pimpernel'.
