Bauhinia variegata
- noun
- Specialized
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Bauhinia variegata
- The Bauhinia variegata is widely admired for its striking, orchid-like blossoms in shades of pink and white.
Examples
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Local craftsmen use the dense wood of Bauhinia variegata for making durable tools and furniture.
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The Bauhinia variegata tree blooms beautifully in spring.
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In many gardens across Southeast Asia, Bauhinia variegata adds a splash of color in spring.
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Many gardeners love the Bauhinia variegata for its stunning flowers.
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In many gardens across Southeast Asia, Bauhinia variegata adds a splash of color in spring.
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Local craftsmen use the dense wood of Bauhinia variegata for making durable tools and furniture.
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The Bauhinia variegata is widely admired for its striking, orchid-like blossoms in shades of pink and white.
Synonyms
A small Asian tree with hard dark wood and pink or white orchid-like flowers
A small tree with large bright flowers and hard dark wood
Surface Forms
Morphology
Bauhinia + variegata
This is a scientific binomial combining the genus name 'Bauhinia' (a flowering tree) with the specific epithet 'variegata'; if a learner knew both constituents (and that Latin epithets often describe features) they could infer it denotes a type of Bauhinia, so the basic referential meaning is compositional. However, the detailed species attributes (orchid-like flowers, hard dark wood) are not fully predictable from the parts, and 'variegata' is not given in the dictionary and may be unfamiliar to B1 learners, so the transparency is only partial.
Etymology
Bauhinia variegata is named after the Bauhin brothers, who studied plants, and the second word, variegata, means 'varied' because the tree's orchid-like flowers often show mixed pink and white colors. So the name helps you remember a small tree with showy, mixed-colour blossoms.
