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Frasera speciosa

Frasera speciosa

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A tall flowering plant with clusters of white-green flowers that grows in the northwestern United States
  • proper noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : Frasera speciosa
  • The meadows were dotted with the tall Frasera speciosa, its white-green blossoms standing out among the grasses.

Examples

  • During our hike in Idaho, we admired the blooming Frasera speciosa along the trail.

  • The Frasera speciosa blooms beautifully in the spring.

  • Botanists sometimes debate whether Frasera speciosa should be classified under the genus Swertia.

  • Have you seen a Frasera speciosa in bloom?

  • During our hike in Idaho, we admired the blooming Frasera speciosa along the trail.

  • The meadows were dotted with the tall Frasera speciosa, its white-green blossoms standing out among the grasses.

  • The Frasera speciosa blooms beautifully in the spring.

Synonyms

Swertia speciosa
vsFrasera speciosa
  • Specialized
9.9

A tall wild plant with many white flowers touched with green that grows in mountain meadows in northwestern United States

refers to the same species but keeps the original genus placement
green gentian
vsFrasera speciosa
  • Specialized
9.9

A tall plant with clusters of white flowers that are slightly green

is the formal scientific name used in botanical classification

Surface Forms

Frasera speciosa main

Morphology

Frasera + speciosa

This is a scientific Latin binomial formed from a genus name (Frasera, a type of herb) plus a species epithet (speciosa). If a learner knows both constituents and understands taxonomic naming or the Latin adjective meaning 'showy', they can infer it denotes a particular/showy Frasera species, but the Latin/technical nature of the epithet makes the meaning not fully predictable for an average B1 learner without domain knowledge.

Etymology

Frasera speciosa was named for the plant collector John Fraser, and the Latin word speciosa means 'showy' or 'beautiful'. So the name remembers the person and tells you the plant has tall, white-green 'showy' flowers.