Chenopodium botrys
- noun
- Specialized
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roble de Jerusalén
- The leaves of Chenopodium botrys are aromatic and resemble those of an oak.
Examples
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Gardeners sometimes cultivate Chenopodium botrys for its distinctive scent and foliage.
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In some regions, Chenopodium botrys has become naturalized outside its native range.
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Look at this Chenopodium botrys!
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I spotted Chenopodium botrys today.
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Gardeners sometimes cultivate Chenopodium botrys for its distinctive scent and oak-shaped leaves.
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In some regions, Chenopodium botrys has become naturalized outside its native Eurasian range.
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The aromatic leaves of Chenopodium botrys are shaped like those of an oak tree.
Synonyms
A small aromatic plant with oak-shaped leaves and yellow-green flower clusters
A small plant with a pleasant smell, oak-shaped leaves, and groups of yellow-green flowers
Surface Forms
Morphology
Chenopodium + botrys
This is a scientific Latin binomial (a proper name) rather than a compositional English phrase: knowing the genus label 'Chenopodium' gives only a vague botanical category and the species epithet 'botrys' is not a common English word (and is listed as not found). The overall referent (a specific aromatic plant) is taxonomic and domain-specific, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent forms would not be able to derive the full meaning from them.
Etymology
Chenopodium botrys may come from old Greek words: Chenopodium means 'goose foot' because the leaves look like a goose's foot, and botrys means 'a bunch' because the flowers grow in small groups. So the name gives a simple picture of the plant's oak-like leaves and its yellow-green flower groups.
