Geranium richardsonii
- noun
- Specialized
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geranio de Richardson
- Botanists identified the specimen as Geranium richardsonii because of its distinct pale pink flowers.
Examples
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Hikers often admire the delicate clusters of Geranium richardsonii along mountain trails.
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The meadows were dotted with blooming Geranium richardsonii throughout the summer.
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The Geranium richardsonii blooms beautifully in spring.
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Have you seen the Geranium richardsonii at the botanical garden?
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Hikers often admire the delicate clusters of Geranium richardsonii along mountain trails.
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The meadows were dotted with blooming Geranium richardsonii throughout the summer.
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Botanists identified the specimen as Geranium richardsonii because of its distinct pale pink flowers.
Synonyms
A wild plant with small white or pale pink flowers that grows in western North America
How Broad
Surface Forms
Morphology
Geranium + richardsonii
A learner who knows 'Geranium' will readily infer this refers to a type or species of geranium, so the general referent (a plant) is transparent. However, 'richardsonii' is a Latinized specific epithet (likely a surname) with no independent, predictable English meaning, so the exact identity/nuance is not derivable from its parts. Because the genus gives most of the meaning but the specific epithet is opaque, the expression is best classified as semi-transparent.
Etymology
Geranium richardsonii gets its name from the plant group Geranium and the second part richardsonii, which likely 'honors' a person named Richardson who first found or studied the plant. Imagine a plant scientist named Richardson finding the pale pink wild geranium on a mountain trail, so the name tells you both the kind of flower and who it is 'named after'.