Crataegus apiifolia
- noun
- Specialized
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Crataegus apiifolia
- The Crataegus apiifolia is easily identified by its deeply lobed leaves.
Examples
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Gardeners in the southeastern states sometimes plant Crataegus apiifolia for its ornamental value.
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The Crataegus apiifolia is commonly found in southern Texas.
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Botanists recently discovered a large stand of Crataegus apiifolia growing in a protected swamp.
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Have you ever seen a Crataegus apiifolia in bloom?
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Botanists recently discovered a large stand of Crataegus apiifolia growing in a protected swamp.
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Gardeners in the southeastern states sometimes plant Crataegus apiifolia for its ornamental value.
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The Crataegus apiifolia is easily identified by its deeply lobed leaves.
Synonyms
A small hawthorn tree from the southern United States with deeply lobed leaves and small white flowers
A small tree with leaves cut like parsley that makes red berries and grows in the southern United States
A small thorny tree or shrub from the southern United States with leaves like parsley
Surface Forms
Morphology
Crataegus + apiifolia
This is a Latin botanical binomial: the meaning ('a hawthorn species with pinnately lobed leaves') relies on technical Latin morphology rather than everyday English words. A B1 learner who knows the genus label 'Crataegus' (itself specialized) and an unknown element 'apiifolia' would not be able to derive the species meaning from the constituents, so the expression is not compositionally transparent for general learners.
Etymology
The name Crataegus apiifolia is a simple description: Crataegus means hawthorn and apiifolia means 'leaves like celery', so the name points to a hawthorn with deeply lobed, celery-shaped leaves.
