Galax urceolata
- noun
- Specialized
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Galax urceolata
- In the shade garden, Galax urceolata provides year-round interest with its ever-changing leaf colors.
Examples
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Botanists admire the distinctive white flower spikes of Galax urceolata in the spring.
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The glossy foliage of Galax urceolata turns a striking maroon in the autumn months.
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The Galax urceolata blooms beautifully in the spring.
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I saw a patch of Galax urceolata in the garden.
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Botanists admire the distinctive white flower spikes of Galax urceolata in the spring.
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In the shade garden, Galax urceolata provides year-round interest with its ever-changing leaf colors.
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The glossy foliage of Galax urceolata turns a striking maroon in the autumn months.
Synonyms
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9.9
A small plant that stays green all year with shiny heart-shaped leaves and tiny white flowers
A small evergreen plant with glossy round or heart-shaped leaves that turn purple in autumn and tiny white flower spikes
A small evergreen plant with shiny round leaves that turn purple in autumn and tiny white flowers
Surface Forms
Morphology
galax + urceolata
This is a Latin binomial (scientific) name: while 'galax' (a plant genus) may suggest a type of herb, the second element 'urceolata' is a Latin epithet not glossed in the dictionary and the full species description (tufted evergreen perennial with specific leaf and flower characteristics) is a lexicalized taxonomic label rather than a predictable composition. Because the specific meaning cannot be derived from the constituent words by an average B1 learner, the expression is opaque.
Etymology
Galax urceolata may come from old words that describe the plant: Galax is linked to 'milk-white' for its tiny white flowers, and urceolata means 'little urn', a word for small, rounded, urn-shaped flower parts. So the name helps you remember a low evergreen with glossy leaves and tiny white, urn-shaped flowers.