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Bruckenthalia spiculifolia

Bruckenthalia spiculifolia

9.9
Small evergreen shrub that grows close to the ground with clusters of bell-shaped flowers
  • noun
  • Specialized
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  • The Bruckenthalia spiculifolia thrives in rocky alpine gardens due to its hardiness.

Examples

  • He planted Bruckenthalia spiculifolia along the border for year-round greenery.

  • Gardeners admire the delicate flowers of Bruckenthalia spiculifolia in early summer.

  • The Bruckenthalia spiculifolia thrives in rocky soils.

  • I saw a beautiful Bruckenthalia spiculifolia in the garden.

  • Gardeners admire the delicate flowers of Bruckenthalia spiculifolia in early summer.

  • He planted Bruckenthalia spiculifolia along the border for year-round greenery.

  • The Bruckenthalia spiculifolia thrives in rocky alpine gardens due to its hardiness.

Synonyms

spike heath
vsBruckenthalia spiculifolia
9.9

A small evergreen shrub that grows flat like a mat with stiff stems and small bell-shaped flowers

is the formal scientific name for the same shrub

Surface Forms

Bruckenthalia spiculifolia singular
Bruckenthalia spiculifolias plural

Morphology

Bruckenthalia + spiculifolia

This is a scientific Latin binomial (genus + specific epithet) rather than a normal English multiword construction; the second element 'spiculifolia' is not a common English word and is absent from the dictionary entry. A B1 learner who knows the listed constituents would not be able to derive the shrub meaning from these proper-name/Latin parts, so the expression is effectively opaque.

Etymology

Bruckenthalia spiculifolia may be named for a plant collector called Bruckenthal, and the species word spiculifolia comes from Latin meaning 'spike leaves', a picture of its small, pointed leaves. So the name helps you remember a low, tough shrub with stiff stems and tiny, spike-like leaves.