Ardisia crenata
- noun
- Indian
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Ardisia crenata
- The Ardisia crenata in her garden produces clusters of bright red berries each winter.
Examples
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They cautioned that Ardisia crenata can spread rapidly and become invasive in some regions.
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Ardisia crenata is often grown as an ornamental plant due to its attractive foliage and fruit.
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The Ardisia crenata is often used in landscaping.
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Many gardeners love the glossy leaves of Ardisia crenata.
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Ardisia crenata is often grown as an ornamental plant due to its attractive foliage and clusters of bright red berries.
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In winter, the Ardisia crenata in my yard produces bright red berries that attract birds.
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Gardeners appreciate Ardisia crenata for its glossy leaves and vibrant berry clusters.
Synonyms
A small bush that produces clusters of bright red berries
An evergreen shrub with bright red berries grown for decoration
An evergreen shrub with bright red berries used to decorate gardens
Surface Forms
Morphology
Ardisia + crenata
The form is a botanical binomial combining a genus name and a Latin epithet, so a learner who knows 'Ardisia' would recognise it as a plant and a learner who knows 'crenata' (crenate = having scalloped margins) might infer a morphological feature of the species. However, the full common-meaning information (that it is the coral/Christmas berry shrub with glossy leaves and red berries used in landscaping) is not directly derivable from the constituents without specialized botanical or Latin knowledge, so the relation is only partially transparent.
Etymology
Ardisia crenata may get its name from the plant's shiny leaves and clusters of bright red berries that look like little pieces of coral or Christmas decorations. The second part, crenata, describes the small rounded 'teeth' on the leaf edge, so the name helps you picture this shrub and its fruit.
