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Daviesia

Daviesia

9.9
A group of Australian shrubs with small yellow or purple pea-like flowers and short triangular pods
  • noun
  • Specialized
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  • Several species in the Daviesia genus are valued for their distinctive flowers.

Examples

  • The rare Daviesia shrubs are native to the woodlands of Australia.

  • The Daviesia plant thrives in dry conditions.

  • A botanist discovered a new Daviesia growing along the coastal cliffs.

  • Look at that stunning Daviesia in the park!

  • Several species in the Daviesia genus are valued for their distinctive flowers.

  • The rare Daviesia shrubs are native to the woodlands of Australia.

  • A botanist discovered a new Daviesia growing along the coastal cliffs.

Surface Forms

Daviesia singular
Daviesias plural

Morphology

Daviesia = Davies (opaque) = Davies + ia

The genus name is an eponym formed from a surname plus the Latin suffix '-ia', so the botanical meaning is a taxonomic label not inferable from the surname by a typical learner.

Etymology

Daviesia is a plant name formed from the surname Davies plus the common ending -ia, which is used to make group names for plants after people. So Daviesia literally means 'Davies's plant', which helps you remember it is a group of Australian shrubs named for a person.