Aster cordifolius
- noun
- Specialized
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Aster cordifolius
- Gardeners appreciate Aster cordifolius for its resilience and delicate pale blue flowers.
Examples
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Clusters of Aster cordifolius brighten woodland edges in late summer and early autumn.
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The heart-shaped leaves make Aster cordifolius easy to distinguish from other species in the genus.
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The Aster cordifolius blooms beautifully in the fall.
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I planted Aster cordifolius in my garden last spring.
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In autumn, the pale blue flowers of Aster cordifolius attract many pollinators in the garden.
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The heart-shaped leaves of Aster cordifolius are a characteristic feature that makes it stand out among other wildflowers.
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Many gardeners enjoy planting Aster cordifolius because it thrives in shaded areas and produces lovely blooms.
Synonyms
A woodland plant with heart-shaped leaves and pale late-summer flowers
Surface Forms
Morphology
aster + cordifolius
This is a scientific binomial in botanical Latin: 'aster' is an English noun but 'cordifolius' is a Latin species epithet (not a standard English word and not found in the dictionary entry). Average B1 learners who know ordinary English vocabulary will not be able to derive the meaning from the constituents because the second element is technical/Latin morphology and the whole phrase functions as a proper taxonomic name rather than a compositional English phrase.
Etymology
The plant name Aster cordifolius comes from old words: Aster means 'star' because the flowers look like stars, and cordifolius means 'heart-shaped leaves' because the leaves look like small hearts. So the name helps you remember a plant with star-like flowers and heart-shaped leaves.
