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Asphodeline lutea

Asphodeline lutea

9.9
A Mediterranean plant that lives many years and has tall stems and yellow fragrant flowers
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : asfódelo amarillo
  • Many Mediterranean gardens feature Asphodeline lutea for its tall, striking yellow blooms.

Examples

  • The Asphodeline lutea flourishes best in well-drained, sunny locations.

  • Botanists admire Asphodeline lutea for its resilience and fragrant flowers.

  • The Asphodeline lutea blooms beautifully in the spring.

  • I saw an Asphodeline lutea in the botanical garden.

  • Gardeners often choose Asphodeline lutea for its vibrant yellow flowers and low maintenance needs.

  • In spring, Asphodeline lutea brightens up the landscape with its cheerful blooms.

  • The Asphodeline lutea is a favorite in Mediterranean landscapes due to its drought resistance.

Synonyms

yellow asphodel
vsAsphodeline lutea
  • UK
9.9

A plant that lives many years with yellow flowers that smell nice and leafy stems

is the formal scientific name for that plant
king's spear
vsAsphodeline lutea
  • Specialized
9.9

A garden plant with tall stems and spikes of fragrant yellow flowers

is the scientific name and standard label for the Mediterranean taxon

Surface Forms

Asphodeline lutea singular
Asphodeline luteas plural

Morphology

Asphodeline + lutea

This is a botanical binomial composed of the genus name 'Asphodeline' plus the specific epithet 'lutea' (Latin for 'yellow'), so the meaning is simply ‘yellow Asphodeline’/‘yellow asphodel’. Species epithets like 'lutea' conventionally denote color and the composition is fully compositional and predictable, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would be able to derive the meaning.

Etymology

Asphodeline lutea comes from two parts. Asphodeline is from an old Greek word for a meadow flower in myths, and lutea is the Latin word for 'yellow'. So the name means a 'yellow' meadow flower, which matches the plant's tall, fragrant yellow blooms.