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Habenaria peramoena

Habenaria peramoena

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A wild orchid with fringed rosy-purple or violet flowers that grows in wet meadows in eastern North America
  • noun
  • Specialized
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  • The Habenaria peramoena blooms in midsummer along moist meadows and woodland edges.

Examples

  • Gardeners cherish Habenaria peramoena for its delicate, rosy-purple flowers and unique foliage.

  • Botanists identified the specimen as Habenaria peramoena due to its fringed violet petals.

  • The Habenaria peramoena blooms in late spring.

  • Many gardeners admire the Habenaria peramoena for its beauty.

  • Botanists identified the specimen as Habenaria peramoena due to its fringed violet petals.

  • Gardeners cherish Habenaria peramoena for its delicate, rosy-purple flowers and unique foliage.

  • The Habenaria peramoena blooms in midsummer along moist meadows and woodland edges.

Synonyms

purple fringeless orchis
vsHabenaria peramoena
  • Specialized
9.9

A small wild plant with rosy-purple flowers that grows in wet meadows in eastern North America

uses the scientific name instead of the common name
purple fringeless orchid
vsHabenaria peramoena
  • Specialized
9.9

An orchid from North America with rosy purple flowers and finely toothed leaves

uses the scientific name and adds more precise regional detail

Surface Forms

Habenaria peramoena singular
Habenaria peramoenas plural

Morphology

Habenaria + peramoena

This is a Latin binomial (genus + species epithet) rather than a compositional English phrase: 'Habenaria' is a technical botanical genus name and 'peramoena' is not an English dictionary word. A B1 learner who knows general English vocabulary would not be able to infer the specific meaning (an orchid species with particular traits) from these constituents, so the expression is not transparently derivable.

Etymology

Habenaria peramoena gets its name from Latin words that describe the flower. Habenaria comes from 'habena', meaning 'strap' for its long, strap-like parts, and peramoena means 'very beautiful', so the name gives the image of a pretty orchid with long, graceful petals.