Bidens tripartita
- noun
- Specialized
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Bidens tripartita
- The Bidens tripartita plant is easily recognized by its triple-lobed leaves.
Examples
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The wetlands were dotted with Bidens tripartita growing along the water's edge.
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Botanists identified the sample as Bidens tripartita during their field survey.
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Some herbal remedies use extracts from Bidens tripartita for traditional medicine.
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Look at the Bidens tripartita!
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The Bidens tripartita is commonly found near water bodies.
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The wetlands were dotted with Bidens tripartita growing along the water's edge.
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Some herbal remedies use extracts from Bidens tripartita for traditional medicine.
Synonyms
A plant found in wet places with leaves in three parts and small yellow flowers whose seeds stick to clothes
A riverbank plant with leaves divided into three parts, small yellow flowers, and seeds that stick to fur
A plant with yellow flowers from Europe and Asia whose seeds have small hooks that stick to fur and clothes
A plant with yellow flowers and prickly seeds that stick to fur or clothes
A plant with yellow flowers and prickly seeds that stick to fur or clothing
Surface Forms
Morphology
Bidens + tripartita
This is a scientific binomial: the genus name 'Bidens' is a proper noun and the second element 'tripartita' is a Latin adjective meaning 'three-parted', so if a learner knew the Latin/technical constituent meanings they could infer the species has three-parted leaves. However, average B1 learners typically do not know botanical Latin or naming conventions and the genus label provides little descriptive help, so the meaning is only partially transparent.
Etymology
Bidens tripartita comes from Latin. Bidens means 'two-toothed' because the seeds have two small hooks and tripartita means 'split into three' for its three-part leaves, so the name describes the plant and helps you remember it.
