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Anemone ludoviciana

Anemone ludoviciana

9.9
A short hairy plant from North America and Siberia with blue-violet spring flowers
  • noun
  • Specialized
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  • The Anemone ludoviciana blooms early in the spring, covering meadows with shades of blue-violet.

Examples

  • You can find Anemone ludoviciana thriving in the wild across parts of North America and Siberia.

  • Many gardeners value Anemone ludoviciana for its delicate appearance and hardiness in cold climates.

  • The Anemone ludoviciana blooms beautifully in my garden.

  • Have you seen the Anemone ludoviciana in the park?

  • Many gardeners value Anemone ludoviciana for its delicate blue-violet flowers that bloom in early spring.

  • The Anemone ludoviciana thrives in meadows, adding beautiful lilac colors to the landscape.

  • You can easily spot Anemone ludoviciana in North America, especially during its blooming season.

Synonyms

Pulsatilla patens
vsAnemone ludoviciana
  • Specialized
9.9

A short hairy plant that comes back each year with blue-violet spring flowers

is a different scientific label for the same plant
American pulsatilla
vsAnemone ludoviciana
  • US
9.5

A short, hairy plant from North America that lives more than one year and has blue-violet spring flowers

is the scientific Latin label rather than a regional common name
American pasqueflower
vsAnemone ludoviciana
  • US
9.8

A short hairy plant with blue-violet or lilac flowers in early spring

is the formal scientific label rather than a regional name
prairie anemone
vsAnemone ludoviciana
  • US
9.3

A short hairy plant with blue-violet or lilac flowers that blooms in early spring

is the formal scientific label used in specialist naming
blue tulip
vsAnemone ludoviciana
  • US
7.7

A small plant with blue-violet or lilac flowers that blooms in early spring

is the formal botanical label rather than a descriptive common name
wild crocus
vsAnemone ludoviciana
  • UK
8.0

A small wild plant with purple flowers in early spring

is the botanical label rather than a similarity based common name
Eastern pasque flower
vsAnemone ludoviciana
  • US
9.5

A short, hairy plant that comes back every year and has blue-violet or lilac flowers in early spring

is more specific about original nativity to those regions
lion's beard
vsAnemone ludoviciana
  • US
9.9

A short hairy plant with blue-violet or lilac flowers in early spring

is precise about being native rather than merely present there

Surface Forms

Anemone ludoviciana singular
Anemone ludovicianae plural

Morphology

Anemone + ludoviciana

This is a scientific binomial combining the genus name 'Anemone' with a Latin species epithet; a learner who knows 'anemone' and understands that Latin epithets label species will recognize it denotes a particular kind of anemone. However, the epithet 'ludoviciana' does not transparently convey the plant's descriptive properties to a B1 learner (and is not a regular English word), so the precise meaning beyond 'a species of anemone' is not fully predictable.

Etymology

Anemone ludoviciana may come from old words: Anemone comes from the Greek word for 'wind' because its delicate flowers nod in the breeze, and ludoviciana likely means 'of Louis' or 'from Louisiana', pointing to a place or person linked to the plant. So the name helps you picture a delicate, wind‑tossed flower that is tied to a place or person.