Corydalis sempervirens
- noun
- Specialized
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Corydalis sempervirens
- She identified the plant as Corydalis sempervirens by its pink and yellow-tipped flowers.
Examples
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The rocky hillside was dotted with blooming Corydalis sempervirens in spring.
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The botanist noted that Corydalis sempervirens produces striking clusters of yellow-tipped pink flowers.
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Botanists observed that Corydalis sempervirens thrives in disturbed forest areas.
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The Corydalis sempervirens blooms beautifully in early spring.
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Do you know where to find Corydalis sempervirens?
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Every spring, the garden comes alive with patches of Corydalis sempervirens in full bloom.
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During their hike, they were delighted to spot the delicate Corydalis sempervirens among other wildflowers.
Synonyms
A small wild plant with pink flowers that have yellow tips and grows in northeastern North America
A small wild plant with pink flowers tipped with yellow growing on rocks
A small plant from northeastern North America with clusters of pink flowers tipped yellow
Surface Forms
Morphology
This is a Latin binomial that composes the genus name 'Corydalis' with the epithet 'sempervirens' ('evergreen'), so a learner who knows both constituents can infer it denotes an evergreen species of Corydalis. Botanical naming is a regular, compositional pattern and thus the overall meaning is predictable from the parts even if the learner cannot infer the detailed botanical description.
Etymology
Corydalis sempervirens may come from old words: Corydalis from a Greek word meaning 'lark', a small bird, because the flower looks like a little bird's beak, and sempervirens is Latin for 'always green'. So the name gives a picture of a birdlike flower that stays green, which makes the plant easier to remember.
