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Antirrhinum coulterianum

Antirrhinum coulterianum

9.9
A small California plant with thin spikes of white flowers
  • noun
  • Specialized
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  • Gardeners admire the delicate white flower spikes of Antirrhinum coulterianum during its peak flowering season.

Examples

  • The Antirrhinum coulterianum blooms in early spring throughout parts of southern California.

  • Botanists conducted a survey and found a large population of Antirrhinum coulterianum thriving in the nature reserve.

  • The rare Antirrhinum coulterianum blooms in the spring.

  • Have you seen the Antirrhinum coulterianum in the botanical garden?

  • Gardeners admire the delicate white flower spikes of Antirrhinum coulterianum during its peak flowering season.

  • Botanists conducted a survey and found a large population of Antirrhinum coulterianum thriving in the nature reserve.

  • The Antirrhinum coulterianum blooms in early spring throughout parts of southern California.

Synonyms

white snapdragon
vsAntirrhinum coulterianum
  • US
9.3

A garden plant with tall stems of white flowers

is the formal scientific label used in classification and botanical records

Surface Forms

Antirrhinum coulterianum singular
Antirrhinum coulteriana singular

Morphology

Antirrhinum + coulterianum

This is a Latin binomial: 'Antirrhinum' names the genus (snapdragons) but 'coulterianum' is an eponymic/Latinized species epithet with no lexical meaning for a B1 learner. As a taxonomic label the phrase functions as a proper name rather than a compositional description, so its specific sense (the particular species and its attributes) cannot be derived from the constituent forms.

Etymology

Antirrhinum coulterianum may get its name from old Greek words and from a person: Antirrhinum likely means 'nose-like' because the snapdragon flower looks a bit like a small nose or face, and coulterianum is probably named after a botanist called Coulter. That's why the name tells you both how the little white snapdragon looks and who it was named for.